00:00This disease didn't just kill people. It reshaped the map of Europe. In 1347, the Black Plague
00:06arrived in Europe, and within a few years, nearly one-third of the population was gone.
00:12Entire villages vanished, farms were abandoned, and suddenly, old borders stopped making sense.
00:18Feudal lords lost control because there were not enough workers. Survivors demanded land,
00:24wages, and freedom. Kingdoms that relied on forced labor began to collapse.
00:29Small territories merged. Others disappeared completely. In places like France and England,
00:35power centralized, laying the foundation for modern nation-states. But the Holy Roman Empire
00:41weakened, fragmenting into hundreds of smaller regions. The Black Plague didn't just change
00:46society. It changed who ruled, where borders were drawn, and how Europe was shaped forever.
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