Kasey Regan “The Cause and effect of the Black Death” Intercultural Humanities II Jan. 28‚ 2013 Over the years many tragedies have affected the arts and the way people express emotion. However‚ during the fourteenth century there was nothing as devastatingly inspiring as The Black Death. Commonly known as the bubonic plague‚ the Black Death swept the west and left people throughout Europe‚ Asia Minor‚ the Middle East and North Africa cheerless and filled with grief. Although the plague devoured
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The Sanitation Problems of the Black Death The bubonic plague is a bacterial disease that is considered one of the most lethal in history. Recorded pandemics of the plague reach back to 541 A.D. and minor epidemics can still be found around the world (Plague). The plague consists of a bacterium called Yersinia pestis. This bacterium has the ability to mutate quickly and can easily destroy the immune system of the infected person‚ “it does this by injecting toxins into defense cells such as macrophages
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not any one has parallel fame and influences to the human communities compared to the Black Death that emerged in medieval. Therefore‚ in this essay‚ I will analyze the influences of Black Death in several aspects- politics‚ economy‚ society and culture. Before getting into any specific aspect of Black’s impacts‚ I will provide a brief introduction to the social background and basic background of the Black Death. There are two key words for the background--famine and war. The famine was due to heavy
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Tori Gagnon Creative Writing ENR Mrs. Burton 4/21/16 The Black Death The Black Death was a hopeless disease that broke out in Europe. Nobody was prepared for what was about to come‚ and the fight for life was crucial while the fight to dodge the scent of the dead bodies on the street was inevitable. Millions of people perished‚ and ⅓ of Europe’s population had met their demise. (Black Death) It was 1347 and a calamity was brought to the Italians. Not only was disease coming‚ but surrounding natives
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Exterminating around a third of Europe’s population in just three years‚ the Black Death affected nearly every aspect of society as it ravaged through countrysides and towns. Entering Europe in 1348‚ this deadly plague drastically altered the nation socioeconomically as it swept across the nation blindly‚ careless to one’s social status or prosperity (Khan Academy). Surprisingly‚ the main culprit found to be responsible for such severe damage was a bacterium carried by fleas. The likelihood of this
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Black Death was a deadly disease known through Europe in 1347. Black Death was a disease that consist of multiple diseases such as Bubonic‚ Septicemic‚ and Pneumonic plague. These had the symptoms of abdominal pain‚ bleeding from mouth‚ organ failure‚ and difficulty of breathing. The Pneumonic plague could cause death before any of these symptom though. People living in Europe at the time were terrified of the disease that they would leave villages empty if there was any sign of sickness. In Europe
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Raley Date The Black Death Considered one of the worst natural disasters in world history‚ the Black Death came through Europe in 1347 A.D. It ravaged cities and town‚ causing a death to the masses‚ and no one was considered safe. The Plague is any epidemic scourge or calamity for which remedies are difficult to find‚ and according to the encyclopedia‚ plague is a common term for a disease of rodents that occasionally cause severe human infection. Named for the black spots that appeared
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chapters of The Great Mortality author John Kelly discussed the Black Death movement from Asia to Europe‚ with trade playing a vital role in the spread of the plague. Seven hundred years later‚ it is the greatest natural disaster in human history. “Worldwide the disease has killed an estimate 200 million people”. Kelly described that “in a century when nothing moved faster than the fastest horse; the Black Death had circumnavigated Europe in a little less than four years”. No other of plague has taken
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The Black Death‚ also known as the Black Plague‚ or the Bubonic Plague killed one third of the population of Europe during its reign in the 13th and 14th centuries. The arrival of this plague set the scene for years of strife and heroism. Leaving the social and Economic aspect in a standstill. The phantom of death became a subject of art‚ music and folklore and it influenced the consciousness of the people. The impact of this mass killer caused enormous chaos and havoc to the medieval society
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The Black Death In our modern times we are fortunate enough to have numerous ways to protect ourselves form infections disease. However‚ mid 1300th Europe wasn’t as lucky. One might even say that they where defenseless. There seemed to be no stopping this infections disease know as the black death from invading Europe. This disease made a lasting impact on European culture because of the ruthless symptoms‚ the blaming of innocent people‚ and the effect it had on the citizens. A terrible illness
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