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The Black Plague was the most devastating outbreak of bubonic plauge which killed over a third of the population of Europe in the 14th century. Bubonic pertains to a bubo, or inflamation and swelling of a lymph node, often with the fomation of pus. The plague was fatal, wiping out over two thirds of the population. Corpses were left lying abandoned in their houses. No relation even tried to enter, but they hired servants with high wages to bury the dead. The houses of the deceased remained open with all their valuables. But not every effect of the plague was bad, because of the need for more workers to replace the ones who had died, demand for them increased, therefore, workers received a higher pay. That made the economy better. This is called the Feudal system, it was a way of government based on obligations between the lord or king and vassal.

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