How did the Black Death transform Europe? The Black Death was one of the most devastating diseases in human history. In October 1347 twelve Genoese ships came to the Sicilian port of Messina. In the following three hundred years‚ one-third of the European population had died due to the Black Death changing Europe significantly. Europe transformed in aspects of economy‚ society and religion. Massive death caused Landlords to have trouble both in finding enough manpower and collecting dues. Meanwhile
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Child labor is any work that interferes with a youth’s childhood in a mental or physical way or any work that may harm one under the age of eighteen. During the Industrial Revolution in Europe during the late eighteenth century sparked the rise towards modern laws against child labor. Since ancient time children completed hard jobs with little no pay and before the Industrial Revolution many children were working in sweatshops or other means to help their family earn money. The number of working
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After years of governmental mistreatment and horrid working conditions‚ civilians all across Europe longed for a better life. Prior to the year of 1685‚ the year Europe was enlightened‚ life on earth was only about making it through the day; it was dreary‚ boring‚ and hopeless‚ with little to live for (Proquest 2015). Due to this misfortune‚ most people turned to religion‚ clinging to their customary beliefs and attempting to satisfy their leaders‚ hoping their loyal behavior will take them to a
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The protestant reformation changed the religious and political ways of Europe. The Protestant Reformation was sparked in 1517‚ when a man named Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses‚ a document containing the opposition of Catholicism‚ to the door of a German Catholic Church. In Luther’s writings‚ Luther objected to how the Catholic Church governed and treated its followers. Luther’s actions were unprecedented at the time; this was the first time the Catholic Church had been publicly opposed. Luther’s
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horrible plague that spread across Europe from early 1348 to late 1349. However‚ most do not know just how big of an effect it had on the nation of Europe. Over time‚ the disease caused famine‚ mass death in highly populated areas‚ and even led to rebellion and uprising from poor people‚ or “peasants”. The disease ravaged the continent of Europe for around two years‚ yet it left tens of thousands of casualties in its wake. The first effect that the Black Death had on Europe is that it led to a great famine
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The Italian Renaissance vs. the Renaissance in Northern Europe The Renaissance is a time in history that is often discussed and referenced‚ but rarely defined. Literally meaning “re-birth‚” it started in the late 1300s in Italy‚ particularly in Florence. It encompassed all areas of culture‚ from art to music to literature to medicine. The Renaissance can also be seen not just as a re-birth of culture but as a revival of culture. After the dark ages‚ the arts were finally flourishing again. People
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Asia‚ the plague spread quickly when it reached Europe in 1347 from Genoese merchants. In 1348‚ the plague and spread to France‚ and by the end of that year‚ to England. In northern France‚ some villages experienced death rates of almost up to forty percent. In England‚ some villages were completely wiped out. Within three years‚ this outbreak of disease eliminated almost two-thirds of the continent’s population. It took almost 200 years from Europe to return to the population level it had before
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What was the Bubonic Plague and what made the disease spread so far‚ so rapidly and kill millions of people. How did the Bubonic Plague affect Europe? The Plague vastly affected millions of lives in Europe‚ but it also affected millions of lives around the globe. The Plague is still‚ up to current date one of the largest disease outbreaks in recorded history. The Bubonic Plague was a disease that originated in Turkey in 1347. It was caused by the fleas that lived on rats. The fleas have a bad
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affected by Western Europe both socially and economically because of the exploration by the Europeans during the Age of Exploration‚ leading to a shift in their government to autonomous states and a desire to create trade growth. While Christianity and patriarchal views spread through the Columbian Exchange‚ slavery within triangular trade created a change in demographics in both Africa and the Atlantic World because of the movement of natives to European plantations. Western Europe gradually changed
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Trade helping the plague spread – Bolin In 1347‚ the Bubonic plague first spread to Europe from its starting point located in central Asia. The plague was spread to Europe mainly because of trade over the Silk Road (a huge trade system between Asia and Europe that.) from previously afflicted countries in Asia. While the Silk Road’s imports and exports were mainly silks‚ spices‚ and cloths; merchants unintentionally transported a deadly plague as well. The rats and fleas that were on the ships and
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