NAME COURSE PROFESSOR DATE The Causes and Effects of The Black Death The Bubonic Plague or the Black Death has been in the history books since the medieval times. This deadly disease has claimed nearly 1.5 million lives in Europe (Gottfried). The Black Death hit Europe in October of 1347 and quickly spread through most of Europe by the end of 1349 and continued on to Scandinavia and Russia in the 1350s. Not only did the plague effect the European population by killing one-third to two-thirds
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The Black Death was one of the few epidemics that greatly affected demographic catastrophes. Researchers noticed that the 11th-14th centuries were distressful times with this assassinating disease that had spread throughout many continents around the world by the lives of the people‚ population and societal developments. The Black Death is known by many names such as “the blue sickness‚” la pest‚ “the great mortality or it’s scientific name Yersinia pestis (Benedictow‚ 2013). The Yersinia pestis
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the Black Death. This horrible disease caused the deaths of nearly half of Europe’s population. It came in three forms‚ bubonic‚ septicaemic and pneumonic‚ all of which eventually lead to death. There were many supposed cures for the disease such as sweet smelling herbs and spices‚ lancing of the buboes and bleeding the poison out of the body. Sadly‚ not one of these “cures” could ever be named as effective. As well as there being many “cures”‚ there were also many “causes” for the Black Death. Again
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The Significance of The Black Death In Europe The Black Death‚ which swept across Europe between 1347 and 1351‚ had significance in all areas of life and culture: economic‚ social‚ psychological‚ and even religious. It ushered in a new age for all of Europe‚ in many ways speeding up the change from the medieval to modern era. In under a five year time span‚ one-third of Europe’s population died. There is some speculation that the toll was actually more than one-third‚ and could have reached
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The Black Death If you think Ebola is bad‚ you obviously haven’t heard about The Black Death. The Black Death‚ also known as the Bubonic Plague‚ was a fatal disease that spread from China in 1348 to the rest of Europe. During those years of the pestilence‚ between 25-50% of Europe’s population was killed. The Black Death was a very deadly disease that infected everybody it came in contact with and caused farmers to flee. Due to many failed attempts to cure the disease‚ the people of Europe shifted
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examines how the bubonic plague‚ or Black Death‚ affected Europe in the fourteenth century. Cantor recounts specific events in the time leading up to the plague‚ during the plague‚ and in the aftermath of the plague. He wrote the book to relate the experiences of victims and survivors and to illustrate the impact that the plague had on the government‚ families‚ religion‚ the social structure‚ and art. To illustrate some of the political upheaval due to the Black Death‚ a good example Cantor uses is
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During the 13th century‚ three diseases collectively known as the Black Plague ran rampant throughout the civilized world of the time‚ including Asia‚ the Middle East‚ Africa‚ and Europe. The plague had a remarkably high mortality rate‚ striking fear in the hearts of all who heard of it. Political systems crumbled in the face of this natural disaster. In this time of government turmoil‚ people turned to religion for hope. This united the public‚ and even if the religion did not serve to provide hope
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The black death in Spain: In Spain‚ religious clerks were cornerstones to every aspect of a commoner’s life‚ from circumcision to marriage‚ almost all happenings in their lives was overseen by the church. Priests would roam in the fields during the spring to bless over the crops before they were planted. Commoners whilst in this complete brainwash by the church came to the conclusion that this plague was a curse from god‚ and the cause of the epidemic were the heretics. This led to the torment
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Decameron: Devastations of the Black Death Giovanni Boccaccio was the writer of the book Decameron‚ in which he thoroughly describes the tragedies and horror the Black Death plague brought about. Black Death was a fatal sickness that was wide spread from the East to the West. The plague started in about the 1330s and continued into most of the 1400s; however there were instances still occurring in the 1600s until the end of the eighteenth century (Coffin 312). The plague was later said to have
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The impact of the plague or Black Death‚ on Eurasian society was huge. Black Death changed many different aspects of how society had to function. People had to adapt to a new way of life because of how many lives the plague took. The plague caused a drastic decrease in population numbers. This deadly disease took the lives of nearly one quarter of the Eurasian population‚ easily allowing this to be one of the most deadly diseases in our history. It effected men‚ women‚ and children of all ages.
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