The plague not only affected people, however, but also the economy. Prices were dropped because there were hardly any demands for the goods and services that were being offered and provided. But later on, the prices began to rise again because of the lack of workers that were able to perform the jobs. After the Black Death, medieval society was also more mobile than before. Laborers that were fortunate enough to survive were able to ask for more pay for the work that they did. They were also able to ask to relocate to areas that held better job opportunities for them.
The year 1351 was labeled as the last year of a major outbreak of the plague. Even though epidemics of the disease occurred later in various locations of the world for hundreds of years. It is said that some of those outbreaks were almost as severe and deadly as the first ones. The Black Death was no doubt was one of the biggest epidemics of its time.
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