ly was not enough soldiers on either side to fight. As economic order changed, the value of land decreased. However, the standard of living rose because of some of the effects. A falling population caused higher wages, an oversupply of due to falling population caused the prices to fall, and thus the standard of living rose. This is one of the very few good things that did come out of the plague. (Nardo 15) It is obvious that the art of Europe changed, or was at least affected some by the plague. The tombs of people that were buried are usually very joyous and celebrated the person's life. They would have portraits of said person in their best clothes, in their best health, and in a position that shows power, usually with a sword and shield. During the plague however things changes. On tombs now were pictures of skeletons and of people decomposing. They were shown in ragged clothes, usually crawling on the ground, and worms coming out of them. This was a very gruesome site, but it reminds of the horror and the loss. Out of this time period though came a very different style of art. It was called Danse Macabre. This means dance of the dead. It would show pictures of skeletons interacting with the living. This form of art is still used today. (Knox 1)There were many different theories at the time of how the plague got there. None of them though were correct. They were without the knowledge of germs and diseases yet and their theories show this. One of the theories is that Jews were poisoning the wells. They thought that it was a massive conspiracy of the Jews to eliminate all Christians. Another theory was that it was God's wrath. It was said that it was, "To terrify men and drive out the sins". Also there was a theory that it was an individuals fault. They thought there was corrupted air around a person with the plague, due to a person's sins and wrongdoings. Lastly there was a theory that involved astronomy. Pe...
