"In October 1347, 12 trading ships docked in Sicily, Italy. Most of the sailors had died from the

Black Death." The Black Death was brought to Europe through the trading ports. This relates to economics or social.

"Cases in the courts of the king came to a

stop." This shows the Black Death had an impact on which purpose of government?

"The Scots heard that the plague was killing their enemy, the English." This shows the Black Death had an impact on which purpose of government?

"People stayed away from those that were sick." This shows an economic or social impact.

"Workers sensed a shift in power and began to aspire for higher wages or more rights with regard to land." This shows an economic or social impact.

"Governments responded with measures like the Ordinances and Statutes of Labour and the Sumptuary Laws. " This shows which purpose of government.

"Laws almost disappeared, for, like other men, the ministers and the executors of the laws were all dead or sick or shut up with their families..." This shows that the kings struggled with which purpose of government during the Black Death

"Frightened people abandoned the house and fled to another." The Black Death was brought to Europe through the trading ports. This relates to economics or social.

Source:Marchionne di Coppo Stefani, The Florentine Chronicle (1370s) He an Italian writer, born in Florence. He wrote for The Florentine Chronicle in the late 1370s and early 1380s where he described his experiences with the Black Death.

He is a reliable source because

Based on this image, kings were protected/safe from the Black Death.

Which social class was impacted the most by the Black Death? (which group saw the highest amount of people dying)

What has to happen for a disease to become a pandemic?