The article examines the relationships between the black working poor and the black middle class. The black middle class is defined as being fragmented‚ comprised of an array of incomes‚ professions‚ and educational levels. The article also states that black middle class experiences economic shifts that move back and forth between blue-collar and white-collar income levels and occupations. (Shawn A. Ginwright 2002) The black middle class experienced dramatic growth in the post civil-rights era. This
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the plague. These seven bad years of weather and famine lead to the greatest plague of all time. Starting in 1347‚ endemic to Asia‚ The Black Death began spreading through parts of western Europe. This devastating pandemic took Europe
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Chris McManis Mrs. Perry European History (H) September 10‚ 2014 Effect of the Black Death on Europe The Black Death‚ also known as the Bubonic plague‚ was an extremely deadly pandemic that struck Europe around 1346-1353. The Black Death arrived in Europe aboard Asian merchant ships in the form of fleas riding on the backs of rats. The plague then spread rapidly throughout Europe leaving destruction in its wake‚ sparing few souls as it made its journey. While most of Europe was affected
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Part 4 The Middle Ages Dr. Maureen Miller http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/westernciv/video/miller1.html Introduction The period we are going to study this week is called the Middle Ages. By this term‚ historians generally mean to denote the history of Western Europe from the end of the Roman Empire in the west until the Italian Renaissance: roughly‚ 400-1400 AD. No one living in Europe from the fifth to the fifteenth century‚ of course‚ thought of themselves as living in a “middle age.” This term
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English Society in the Early Middle Ages‚ 1066-1307 Book by Doris Mary Stenton; Penguin Books‚ 1952. 304 pgs The Middle Ages - 1066 -1485 The Middle Ages encompass one of the most turbulent periods in English History. Starting with the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest - when William the Conqueror effectively took all of the lands from the Saxon English and gave them to French nobles. The English Middle Ages then saw the building of the great English castles‚ including the Tower of London
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Research Paper First Draft How did the Black Death impact the surviving people of Europe? Submitted by: Kimberly Bouchard LSTD 5003 Introduction to Grad Studies College of Liberal Studies The University of Oklahoma To Dr. Courtney Vaughn April 15‚ 2013 I certify that I have read the assigned material on academic integrity and this paper is an original paper composed by me for this course. It has not been copied or closely paraphrased from any other source and has not been submitted
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After the Middle Ages‚ a religious reformation that traveled through Europe occurred. This religious reformation is known as the Protestant Reformation. Many events happened during the Middle Ages that led to the Protestant Reformation. Some of these events were the Catholic church‚ Martin Luther‚ and the printing press. These three events had a large enough effect that they were a big cause of the reformation. Many people dislike the Catholic Church’s traditions. A big reason for this was because
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The lowest strata of society remained the peasant. The peasant supported all other estates of society not only through direct taxation but in the production of agriculture and the keeping of livestock. The peasant was the property of whomever he was subject to. Be it bishop‚ prince‚ a town or a noble‚ the peasant and all things associated with him were subject to any whim whatsoever. Countless taxes were exacted on the peasant‚ forcing more and more of his time to be spent working on his lord’s estate
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During the shaping of the west religion played a huge role throughout the years‚ especially during the middle ages. The fourteenth century is when when many forms of Christianity spread in what we now know now as Europe.The kings during this period pretty much made everyone in their relm convert to Roman Catholicism‚ until King Henry VIII broke ties from the traditional Catholic church.The breaking ties from roman catholic institutions and the renaissance both caused problems and solutions during
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in the Later Middle Ages‚ 1300-1450 * CLIMATE CHANGE * 1300-1450: “Little Ice Age” * Cold weather and storms * Poor harvests * 1315-1322: “The Great Famine” Little Ice Age Too much rain‚ storms‚ cold Scarcity and famine * People’s immune systems were low; vulnerable to disease AND * Workers underfed‚ less productive… higher grain prices * BLACK DEATH * 1347: Ships bring plague to Italy * Symptoms: * Bleeding‚ vomiting‚ black sores‚ buboes
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