In 1348, in the major Trade City of Florence, a ship from China docked on the port carrying the rat that would lead Europe through one of the greatest epidemics ever known to man, the Black Death. The virulent plague quickly claimed the lives of a third of the population. There was no escape, as a third of the population quickly perished the social impacts were tremendous. Society had three main options, to run away from …showed first 75 words of 3490 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3490 total…importance of the needs of the individual had been exulted. As a result of the crisis the worst virtues of man became evident, man lacked a moral character and instead focused on luxury indolence, greed and wild vivacity. The social beliefs had changed, society focused on man instead of Christ. The church being a social entity also changed as society mind set changed. The result was a church, governed by the perverse ideals of society.