state of mind. People often left those who they cared about to fend for themselves. Since the cities were more populated‚ those who left for the country carried the disease with them and infected those who previously lived on the countryside. The Black Death created a race for survival and all were playing. As they continued to run from the plague‚ the people of Europe felt that they needed to blame someone for causing the outrage. At this time in history‚ Christians persecuted Jews in Europe and
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“ The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history‚ resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people” (Black Death). The Black Death with its certain symptoms‚ causes‚ diagnoses‚ and treatments has a long history and has been used in biological warfare. The best known symptom of bubonic plague infected‚ enlarged‚ and painful lymph nodes‚ known as buboes. After being transmitted via the bite of infected fleas‚ the Y. pestis bacteria localize in an
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eatLandon Wood Turner AP World History 1 November 2012 AP World History Book Report Summary: The Black Death‚ by Philip Ziegler‚ covers the epidemic that spread throughout Eurasia around 1348. The book mostly focuses on England and how the disease affected this area. The book also covers other portions of Europe such as France‚ Italy‚ and Germany but not as in depth. Ziegler uses the research of many historians to piece together what occurred during this time of grief. Ziegler starts off the
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The Black Death 1.A virulent plague strikes Europe in the 14th century in addition to its current over-population and malnutrition problems. Preconditions and Causes of the Plague 1.Nine-tenths of the people worked the land in the 14th century of Europe. 2.The 3 field system efficiently rose the production of crops however it was still not enough to meet the demands of the growing population. 3.Estimation shows the European population doubling within the years 1000 and 3000 outgrowing
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Bryan Rayburg September 8‚ 2009 Early Modern History MWF 10-10:50 Response Paper 1 The Black Death And How Society Dealt With It Giovanni Boccaccio talks about the Black Death in The Decameron a whole lot not only about how many people it killed‚ but also some treatments‚ funerals‚ and also how effective it really was. The sick during this time were ignored by mostly everyone. Not even family of most sick would try and care for them because they feared that they themselves would catch
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The Black Death: How Different Were Christian and Muslim Responses? In dealing with the Black Plague‚ Christian and Muslim responses were very different. Both Christians and Muslims faced the Black Death in 1348. Muslims and Christians saw the Plague in different ways and turned to what they believed would help them in their culture. The Black Plague broke out in 1348. The cause of this was unknown during the time. Rats and fleas were vectors for the disease and spread it‚ with people being
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AP European History August 31‚ 2012 DBQ: The Black Plague From the late medieval era to the enlightenment a series of plagues devastated European society‚ economy‚ and social/political structure. Reaction toward the calamity ranged from rational and proactive to irrational‚ egoistic‚ and even criminal. Over all‚ the human devastation revealed a growth over time in government role and the role of the educated class in serving society‚ while uncovering a persistent criticism of the upper classes
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brothers died as they died Key quote‚ image‚ or data: “The martyrs say‚ our brothers (plague victims) died on their beds as we did.” Analytical Category: Muslim Responses Document Letter or Number J Source The Black Death in the Middle East Author Michael Dols Date 1977 Primary Source Secondary Source Main Idea of document: The dead were carried on any board that can hold their body Key quote‚ image‚ or data:
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The Black Plague is best known for taking the lives of about half of europe during the middle ages. It seemingly come out of nowhere‚ killed thousands‚ then went off and on for several more centuries. Many know of the plague but do not about it‚ what caused it‚ or what were the effects on the people from this killing disease. During the middle ages of 1348‚ the plague had begun. Many were dying‚ there was no difference between the healthy adults and children. Some thought it was from witchcraft
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The Black Death: How Different Were the Christian and Muslim Responses? In the year of 1348‚ The Black Death broke out as a great pandemic that affected much of Eurasia. A large part of the influence on the reactions of the people living in this era came from religion. The dominant religions in this time were Christianity‚ mostly stemming from Europe‚ and Islam‚ which was stemming from Asia and the Middle East. The two monolithic deities‚ Allah and God‚ both were very influential beings at this
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