The effects on Europe of the Black Death. According to History, “The Black Death was a devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s.” The black death was most likely brought to Europe from rat hitchhikers aboard traders ships. The black death affected Europe in many ways like there were many deaths, trade was horrible, and wars were pauses in that area. The black death is still here today, but it’s not as fatal.