Katrina Ruppel Mr. Don Godfrey English Comp I 10 November 2014 The Black Death Throughout recorded history‚ there have been many pandemics that have dealt devastating blows to the human population. Smallpox‚ Cholera‚ and Spanish Influenza‚ are all examples of deadly diseases that have killed millions of people‚ but perhaps the most infamous of these is what many know as “The Black Death.” This pestilence ravaged Europe destroying entire towns‚ tearing apart families‚ and spreading fear like wildfire
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Feudalism was a form of government in Japan and Western Europe at one time. Feudalism is a decentralized form of government. It was a major system for Japan for 700 years from the 12th century. In Western Europe‚ it was a major system from the 9th century to the 10th century. The two feudal systems were similar because they both went into a feudal period for protection. The difference is that the Japanese went into the feudal period for protection from internal invasions and Europe wanted to be protected
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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 Did you know that the black death killed over 25 million people? Well now you do‚ the black death was a plague that started in the early 1300’s and is still around today. The Black death was a plague that wiped out millions of people and is the greatest catastrophe in human history. Although the black death sounds like a terrible plague that only harmed people it also did some good too. Cowen‚ Mary Morton. "A World Turned Upside Down." Holt McDougal Literature: Grade 7. S.l.: Houghton
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The Black Death started in 1347 and raged on for some years‚ wiping most of Europe as it spread. Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) wrote of the plague’s symptoms: swellings or tumors in the armpits and groin‚ which led to blackness on different parts of the body. There’s no doubt that the Europeans had their own opinion on the cause of the plague and how to contain it. The Black Death was a plague that very unfamiliar to the victims. As a result‚ they had different beliefs on the cause of the plague;
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About 16 million people died because of the disease. People called it the Bubonic Plague or “Black Death”. Many people were affected because of the Bubonic Plague. The Bubonic Plague or “Black Death” was a disadvantage. The people that were infected had symptoms because of the disease. In Document 1‚ it said that the Bubonic Plague began in (Europe) Italy. It started approximately in 1348‚ and it took 2 years for the plague to spread. The Bubonic Plague travelled East to West. The Bubonic
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The population dramatically decreased prior to the Peasant’s Revolt in 1381; the Black Death alone killed almost 50% of the population in 1349‚ and this was promptly followed by the Grey Death‚ famine‚ and the continuation of the Hundred Years War. It was as a result of this population decline‚ however‚ that the Peasant’s revolt was sparked – although the church also contributed to the outbreak‚ as did the Poll tax and the work of the king‚ Richard II. The dramatic decline in population prior
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Without the chaos in Europe during the fourteenth century‚ Europe would not have become a newly unified power. Famine‚ cold‚ wet‚ and deadly conditions set place in Europe during the middle ages. Poor leadership and unlucky sequences caused the massive economic/political meltdown in Europe and the consequences were immensely costly to the general population for more than a 100 years. Northern Europe endured a large economic turnaround during the Little Ice Age because they heavily relied on agriculture
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The plague‚ or Black Death‚ as it became known‚ was a devastating disease that killed approximately 19-38 million people in the 1300’s. At first‚ it was thought to have traveled from the Silk Road‚ but actually came from trade ships returning from China. At the height of the Middle Ages‚ the Black Death spread quickly across Europe and Asia. Researchers believe that the plague began first in China and was carried by fleas‚ which then infected rats. During the Middle Ages‚ rats were in large numbers
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During the early Middle Ages‚ there became a time when the weaker strived for protection from the stronger. This caused a feudal society‚ which relates to the social‚ political‚ military‚ and economic system developed in this moment of disintegration. A feudal society is started when either a predominant prince or lord is in control and the highest virtues are those of mutual trust‚ loyalty‚ and devotion. In addition‚ what these people needed the most was the confidence that others could be counted
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