diseases. The worst of these diseases was the Black Death‚ a disease that hit around 1348
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In “This is the End of the World’ The Black Death” by historian Barbara Tuchman‚ provides readers with detailed images of the plague that completely eliminated one third of the population in Europe. Tuchman illustrates the symptoms of the victims in a colorful dynamic manner. She also talks about the different aspects in which the poor and rich were affected by disease (555-557). The plague affected the whole population and the massive numbers of deaths changed the life of the citizens in Europe
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The Invisible Killer The Black Death is sometimes thought of as the worst and most devastating disease that has ever beset mankind. The plague‚ another name for this unforgettable catastrophe of the human race‚ is even used as a cliché in daily life. This momentous disease took place in medieval England‚ and was one of the worst natural disasters in history. Although‚ at the time‚ it may not have been known how it was being brought over‚ it could have been dealt with more effectively. Fewer people
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The Plague‚ also known as the Black Death‚ was the single most deadly outbreak in human history. The Plague was so deadly that is almost completely eradicated the population of Europe in a 5 year span. Because of the devastating effect the Plague had‚ Europe would be altered forever from that point onward. Even though terrible at the time‚ the Plague would carve the way for Europe’s prosperous future. Marking the beginning of the end of the feudal system‚ sparking more widespread education and higher
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THE BLACK DEATH Kaitlin McGoldrick Western Civilization I October 7th‚ 2012 During the 1300s‚ a plague epidemic swept through Europe ruining everything in its path. Not a soul knew this horrible disease was about to turn their world upside down‚ but when it did there was no turning back. There was no getting back to their normal lives when this disaster hit. To me this is one‚ if not the most‚ terrible plague epidemics to hit the European countries.
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The plague‚ or Black Death‚ as it became known‚ was a devastating disease that killed approximately 19-38 million people in the 1300’s. At first‚ it was thought to have traveled from the Silk Road‚ but actually came from trade ships returning from China. At the height of the Middle Ages‚ the Black Death spread quickly across Europe and Asia. Researchers believe that the plague began first in China and was carried by fleas‚ which then infected rats. During the Middle Ages‚ rats were in large numbers
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was the Black Death. The Black Death was a terrible disease because it killed nearly half of Europe’s population‚ was highly contagious‚ and extremely deadly. Shakespeare’s plays had a particularly important role in the plague‚ even though Shakespeare was alive almost 300 years after the largest outbreak of the Black Death. Shakespeare’s plays were really crowded.So crowded in fact‚ that they were “considered to be hotbeds for contagion”(Rasmussan and DeJong 7). Even though the Black Death was easily
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Europe: it was said that the Angel of Death had come for a visit. Was this of Satan? Was the enemy once again wreaking havoc upon the people? Or was this the wrath of God punishing the guilty? What came was yet another mysterious plague wiping out millions of 12th Century Europe. As this fatal force grew‚ fear grew‚ and as fear grew‚ panic spread; from panic came abandonment‚ and from abandonment‚ came separation‚ isolation and even discrimination. As the death toll increased daily‚ no friend‚ no
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As many as 25% of all villages were depopulated‚ mostly the smaller communities‚ as the few survivors fled to larger towns and cities. The Black Death hit the culture of towns and cities disproportionately hard. Some rural areas‚ for example‚ Eastern Poland and Lithuania‚ had such low populations and were so isolated that the plague made little progress. Larger cities were the worst off‚ as population
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Medieval Europe The middle ages were the worst period in history‚ this was for many reasons including the black plague and the peasants revolt. The black plague was one of the most painful and deadly disease‚ the plague killed millions of people. These worst jobs in history were the most disgusting and most brutal jobs. These jobs were leach collectors‚ archer and arming squire. The medieval Europe had the harshest and brutal law and order. if a person was caught for murdering or stealing‚ they
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