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    The Bubonic Plague was a major disease that evolved during the Middle Ages and spread across sections of Asia‚ Northern Africa‚ and Europe. This disease was also given the title of the Black Death because of how fatal it was and the deadly symptoms one contracted through it. The plague was transmitted from fleas containing bacteria that were carried by rats‚ to humans. Moreover‚ the Black Death killed millions of citizens and completely changed the society of 14th century Europe. As time goes on

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    The Black Death The middle ages were a dark and scary time. They had everything broken down into groups of people. This system was called feudalism. The stages were broken into peasants next squire‚ knights‚ then onto kings. During this time something horrible happened‚ the black death occurred. The black death happened in the 1300s. The Black Death killed an extraordinary 25 million people in 2 years!!! This happened in Europe. According to the article Black Death‚ in ten years‚ it killed

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    The Black Plague The Black Plague was one of the deadliest diseases in human history‚ significantly affecting Europe between late 1347 and 1353. The Black Plague‚ or The Black Death‚ killed millions of people. Greatly affecting Europe‚ The Black Plague changed the course of European History‚ in ways people never imagined. The Black Plague affected the people of Europe culturally. The people turned to the church to save them from the horrible disease. Of course‚ the church couldn’t save them‚ so

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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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    The Roaring Twenties was an economically sound time which meant people were happy with everything that was going on in politics and society. People wanted to grow and develop new ideas making life seem as though nothing was impossible. Everything looked like it was going good but then in 1929 the stock market crashed. The events that followed gave Americans a rude awakening that they were not prepared for. The people during the Late Middle Ages probably felt the same way. Europe was still on the

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    The Black Death is a time in medieval history that is to this day the worst demographic disaster in European history. The Black Death is the nickname of the disease “Yersinia Pestis” that hit the European world in the 1340 CE. This disease wiped out 80 million people total. The devastation of this disease makes the Black Death the most significant event that occurred in the later medieval period. The Black Death is the most significant event because of the devastating nature of the disease and the

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    Edgar Allan Poe "The Masque of the Red Death" is about a masquerade party‚ hosted by a man named Prince Prospero. During‚ the course of a plague‚ Prince Prospero invites his friends to come to his castle for fun. In the middle of his party the people are gathered together but‚ soon get interrupted by a guest dressed in garments associated with the plague of the "Red Death". Soon‚ all the guests begin to die as they recognize the "Red Death". The theme of the story is "No one can escape death‚

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    Virus Outbreaks Everyone is always fearful when they hear about an infectious virus outbreak. For example‚ the Bubonic Plague and Ebola‚ created a frantic scare all around the world. The author‚ Richard Preston‚ depicts and describes the many different filovirus outbreaks that were exposed‚ taking over the human race throughout the entire book. The novel illustrates how the virus outbreaks had its outbursts‚ rapidly demolishing and destroying the human population gradually as there is no known cure

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    The Middle Ages was a hard time for Europe throughout the years 500-1500 CE. Central government struggled in this time that was also known as the Dark Ages. Medicines were very simple at the time and serious diseases were hardly ever cured. A serious outbreak during this time was the Black Death. This was a plague that could not be cured by the medicines of it’s time. During the Middle Ages‚ the Black Death was a violent disease with horrible signs. It spread through carriers who brought it to Europe

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    The Spanish conquistadors were successful in their battles against the inhabitants of the New World largely due to the native disunity among the various tribes of Mexico. Local tribes had differing political‚ religious‚ and cultural beliefs‚ and often waged wars against each other. As a result‚ an enemy’s enemy often became an ally‚ as evidenced in Cortes’ alliance with the Tlaxcalteca group. Tlaxcalteca was an enemy of Cholula‚ and members in the Traxcalteca community “brought certain rumors to

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