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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Name: Patrick Smith Period: 6th Date: 1/ 29/ 13 CHANGE AND CONTINUITY ESSAY PACKET UNDERSTANDING WORDS This essay asks students to access how larger global issues and themes such as gender‚ trade‚ technology‚ and environment have changed and remained the same. If any one essay will give students difficulties‚ it is likely that this essay will. Students will not only have to identify areas of change‚ but also areas of continuity across
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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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There were however differences across civilizations over the world including China. Many have called the era during the Tang and Song dynasties a golden age‚ one of prosperity and innovation. While life in Europe was often very glum‚ especially for serfs‚ Chinese inhabitants were fairly well off by all indications. The emergence of Buddhism and the continuance of many Confusionist ideas led to a decidedly happy environment for most. Even women enjoyed a slightly higher social standing. It may have
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When speaking about society in history‚ high priests and nobles along with the rising middle class come to mind rather than the peasants at the bottom of the social structure. Peasants have always had the most difficult lives‚ especially during the Middle Ages in Europe. Peasant men‚ women‚ and even children‚ starting at age 14‚ continued hard labor day in and day out. A peasant man‚ William Langland‚ wrote a poem about his life and one of the lines states‚ “and have no coin but their craft the cothe
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peasants/serfs‚ foreign countries‚and religion. Catherine the Great of Russia had a strong army as well as Elizabeth I of England only difference was that Elizabeth I of England tried to avoid war but secretly encouraged Francis Drake to destroy Spanish fleets. Catherine the Great of Russia used her wisdom to decide when to use her powers to benefit Russia.Catherine the Great of Russia was like a lion because she suppressed the revolt of serfs which made her look strong. Peasants serfs tried to revolt
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any perspective‚ many would conclude this practice to be forceful slavery‚ which strips the peasants from what little freedom they already possessed. Also‚ in the Articles of Peasants of Memmingen‚ the peasants indict the nobles of turning them into serfs (Doc 3). Serfdom restricts the peasants’ freedom to travel and settle where they so choose. Also‚ it exchanges a stable income for free housing and protection‚ as long as the individual remains on the noble’s property and works for free‚ which would
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lands were owned by a king. Nobles then swore allegiance to the king for a portion of his land. Some nobles gave their knights a portion of their lands. The king and nobles had peasants and serfs that worked the lands. They made up 90% of the population. The difference between serfs and peasants was that serfs were slaves and peasants were free men who worked the land in exchange for protection by the lord. On the whole peasants were badly treated. It was very extremely hard to change your social
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Assignment Two – HIST 304 | The Peasant’s Revolt and The Decline of Serfdom | Why did the Peasants’ Revolt Occur? Did the insurgents hope to abolish serfdom? How and why did serfdom decline and eventually disappear in England‚ notwithstanding the failure of the 1381 uprising and other influences of lower class protest against social inequality and injustice? | Naomi Woods Student 297278812/22/2011 | The Peasants Revolt is one of the most well known revolts of Medieval England‚ the revolt began
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Although peasants were at the bottom of the chain‚ they still gave things in turn for other things. Peasants gave labor in turn for land. Peasants were at the bottom of the rank and worked on farms to provide food for everyone in the manor. Most worked for a lord who let them have a bit of land to farm for themselves in turn for labor (Langley 8-9). Being in feudal society gave peasants things to help their family survive‚ although it was in small amounts. Some people might think that being a
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