Between 8‚000 B.C.E. and 600 C.E. political and social changes occurred frequently and drastically‚ such as the process of hunting and gathering started to fade away due to the rise of agriculture throughout the world‚ which in turn caused the inequality between men and women to start. The urbanization of societies led to stronger and more complex governments and civilizations. And the rise of religious and philosophical beliefs in different societies caused the concept of social classes to become
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The Black Death was a plague that devastated Europe during the 14th and 15th Century. Before the plague‚ Europe was in the Late Middle Ages‚ a time of both development and problems. Some of these problems were causes of the plague. The Black Death has changed Europe economically by causing people to pay for religious services‚ making nobles pay higher wages to peasants and serfs and helping peasants gain money. Socially‚ the Black Death caused the downfall of feudalism and created discrimination
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How does Black Death Impact the Medieval History According to Robert s. Gottfried The Black Death‚ “the black death was defined as a combination of bubonic‚ pneumonic‚ and septicaemic plague strains. It devastated the Western world from 1347 to 1351‚ killing 25%-50% of Europe’s population and causing or accelerating marked political‚ economic‚ social‚ and cultural changes. People were astounded‚ bewildered‚ and terrified.” (Gottfried Robert S.‚ The Black Death; Natural and Human Disaster in Medieval
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HOW DID THE BLACK DEATH AFFECT EUROPEAN SOCIETIES OF THE MID-FOURTEENTH CENTURY? How did the Black Death affect European societies of the mid-fourteenth century? The Black Death is the most significant natural phenomenon in human history and continues to be the subject of medical‚ historical and sociological analysis . The ‘first epidemic of the second plague pandemic’ devastated Europe between 1347 and 1351‚ killing 25 to 45% of Europe’s population (over 75 million people
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The Black Death In Fourteenth Century Europe‚ there was a network of roads and sea routes were linked to create international trade. These trading ships were docked at a Port in Sicily (Italy) after a long journey through the Black Sea from Asia. This was a major trade route where Italian merchants traded for silks and spices to be brought to Europe. Apparently‚ Asian black rats carried fleas with the plague that somehow burrowed into the ship’s grain sacks. This is the theory of what caused the
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MONGOLS CCOT ESSAY The Mongols were a vast and influential empire that spread throughout Eurasia. From the time of Genghis Khan to the Yuan dynasty‚ the Mongols experienced numerous changes in their lifestyle and leadership as they strayed from their nomadic ancestry. However‚ while they experienced some changes‚ they still clung tightly to their culture until the end of the empire. Genghis Khan was the founder and emperor of the great Mongol Empire‚ and as a result‚ it became the largest contiguous
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The Black Death was one of the worst pandemics in human history. In the 14th century‚ at least 75 million people on three continents perished due to the painful‚ highly contagious disease. Originating from fleas on rodents in China‚ the “Great Pestilence” spread westward and spared few regions. In Europe’s cities‚ hundreds died daily and their bodies were usually thrown into mass graves. The plague devastated towns‚ rural communities‚ families‚ and religious institutions. Following centuries of a
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has its own changes and continuities. Trade flourished between the Asian and Europe at the time and as time went on its sole purpose of trading expanded to many other purposes and affect not only the area it contacted. Although there were many continuities during the time but it has more significant changes that occurred and also impact the world. One significant changes of the Silk Road is when it was first started it mainly started as a way for trade to flourish between Europe and Asia. But
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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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When the plague first reached Europe‚ people panicked. In hopes of survival‚ many began to abandon what they had and moved to villages and country sides in hope of fleeing from the disease. “Children abandoned the father‚ husband abandoned the wife‚ wife the husband‚ one brother the other‚ one sister the other…. Some fled to villas‚ others to villages in order to get a change in air. Where there had been no [plague]‚ there they carried it; if it was already there‚ they caused it to increase” (Zahler
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