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    The Bubonic Plague During the fourteenth century there was a deadly epidemic spreading across Europe. This epidemic was eventually given the name The Bubonic Plague. The Plague whipped one third of Europe in a short period of time. This epidemic affected multiple countries in Europe. Although there was many theories for what caused the Black Plague‚ research proves that this deadly outbreak was caused by a bacteria called Yersinia pestis. The Black Plague was a deadly disease that broke out in

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    to do anything to help. It would be much worse to survive the Black Death and watch loved ones suffer and live in fear than to have the disease personally and more than likely die quickly. It is clearly seen that it is worse to survive the Black Plague than to suffer directly from it because of the emotional trauma it causes to those who are forced to watch loved ones suffer. Some people

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    William McNeill‚ Plagues and Peoples William McNeill was a prominent historian whose works left an undeniable mark in history. He was determined to examine a various number of diseases‚ and how they had affected the world’s population over the years in this book of knowledge. McNeill believed that the spread of infectious disease became a main shaper of history that preyed upon places such as China with the bubonic plague‚ to Mexico and the effects of smallpox. The author points out how several

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    water and sitting on doors‚ tables‚ and chairs. Because of these things‚ the Bubonic Plague of London was started. But was hygiene the only reason the plague was started? And what is the Bubonic Plague? During the Renaissance time period‚ the Bubonic Plague killed many people in London‚ and this paper will state what caused it‚ the symptoms of the plague‚ and the treatments and results of it. The Bubonic Plague in London was one of the many epidemics in the world‚ and its cause was misunderstood

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    It’s well known how devastating the Black Death was for Europe in the XIV century and that reached the maximum point between 1346 and 1361‚ killing one third of the continental population. From the big terror that provoked this unknown disease‚ people inclined to think that this was a supernatural occurrence. The Black Death was considered a divine punishment because of mortals sins. In plain desperation‚ guilty people were searched to calm this divine rage. It was told that Jews and lepers poisoned

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    another mysterious plague wiping out millions of 12th Century Europe. As this fatal force grew‚ fear grew‚ and as fear grew‚ panic spread; from panic came abandonment‚ and from abandonment‚ came separation‚ isolation and even discrimination. As the death toll increased daily‚ no friend‚ no family‚ and almost no region of Europe was left untouched or unaffected by this force. Wiping out a large portion of European population‚ the Black Death isolated and separated

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    The Black Death‚ also known as the bubonic plague‚ was one of Europe’s biggest catastrophic events. Furthermore‚ the disease affected culture from 1346 to 1353 during the 13th century causing millions of people to die. All these phenomena were not all bad at the time with some good causes. During the plague‚ Europe had effects on culture due to the economy‚ religion‚ and depopulation. All of these were affected by the plague due to its vast effect on the area. One of Europe’s biggest happenings during

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    The Black Plague was one of the worst pandemics of Europe affecting one-third of the population. Caused by the bacillus Yersinia Pestis‚ the epidemic was carried through fleas and rats that accompanied Genoese ships. The first known outbreak in Europe started in 1346 and swept from the Mongol Empire to southern France and Spain. Street conditions and warm weather were ideal for the spread and made people more susceptible to the disease. Many physicians tried to come up with ways to prevent the disease

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    consequences of the Black Death included social‚ economic and political. The first cause of the Black Plague was people from Asia travelled to Europe. The people from Asia that travelled to Europe brought the Black Plague with them and it spread very quickly. The people were probably from Mongolia‚ they travelled through the Black Sea to Messina in Italy on October 1346. The second cause of the Black Plague was the cycle of fleas and rats. The cycle is fleas sucking the rats blood that carries bacteria

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    DBQ Essay From the late medieval era to the enlightenment a series of plagues devastated European society‚ economy‚ and social/political structure. In the Middle Ages‚ the Black Plague (or Death) was a pandemic that killed nearly 2/3 of the population in Europe‚ and lead to the downfall of the feudal system. The groups that benefited the most from the changes caused by the Black Death were peasants and laborers reaction toward the calamity ranged from rational and proactive to irrational‚ egoistic

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