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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The Black Death “The Black Death was the first catastrophic outbreak from the 14th to the 18th century” (Hallen‚ 254). The Black Death was such a catastrophic outbreak because the black death claimed over 75 million lives. A person could not even go near the sick or touch their clothes because if they did they would catch the plague (The Black death‚ 1348). The Black Death first arrived in Europe by sea and the sailors aboard were mostly dead by the time they reached the dock (Black Death). When
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The Black Death‚ a common phrase most people have heard of‚ but are unaware of the tragic catastrophe that crippled Europe throughout 1347. European society has never witnessed such an event. The Black Death‚ nearly wiping out a third of the population devastated across the country claiming the lives of tens of thousands. How the people of Europe reacted to this disaster predicted their future. In all the agony and disbar the citizens still found hope and persevered. Barbara Tuchman‚ author of
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past and present‚ have greatly impacted the world. Between the number of victims and lasting social impacts‚ these vicious diseases have become widely known throughout society. Two of these ruthless diseases are the Black Death and AIDS. Despite these incidents having occurred over six-hundred years apart‚ they swept over the world very similarly‚ leaving millions of people infected‚ or dead. The Black Death was a plague caused by the bacteria known as Yersinia Pestis. Rats and other rodents are
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sight of a black bubble in a person’s skin could scare someone at least a little‚ or the terrible aches and pains brought about by a disease which no one in the region had heard about or had the slightest idea of a cure for could be a bit frightening. Just as it was during the 14th thru 16th centuries in Western Europe and just as it is today‚ death was and still is a big thing to fear. Thus‚ this epidemic that killed one third of Western Europe’s population got to be known as the Black Death‚ and people
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1. Describe what Federici takes to be the relationship between the black death (the plague)‚ wages‚ and the witch hunts. What was the role of women in society before the black death? How did it change? What does Federici take to be the reasons for the witch hunts? According to Federici‚ the black death was a major turning point in the history of Europe‚ with about a third of the population being killed (44)‚ thus necessitating the reconstruction of the entire labor market. In this case‚ wages went
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The Black death was a disease that spreaded over Western Asia‚ the Middle East‚ North Africa and Europe during 1346 to 1353 causing great human fatalities because it killed within a week. It was not until centuries later‚ that people (Europeans) started calling it the Black Death. Due to the underdeveloped techniques of science and antibiotics‚ people were not aware of bacteria‚ viruses and other agents of disease‚ therefore they thought it was God´s punishment. The black death reached Europe
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The Black Death was a deadly plague that originated in the 13th century from rats and fleas. This plague was one of the most deadly in history because it diffused and killed very rapidly. So what were the effects of the Black Death? The Black death affected peoples natural way of life which led to affecting the Europeans economically which then led to a crisis in faith. After the Black Death had hit no one was considered safe from this plague which affected peoples natural ways of life. There is
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Michael Robinson History Final His 101 Before and After Consequences of the Black Death The Black Death was a plague that began in Asia and moved throughout Europe killing one third to half of population of everywhere it touched. During the the fourteenth century‚ Europe had been at the peak of a population boom. (Perry‚ M)The large increase in population coupled with torrential downpours of rain and a reliance on grain farming led to a long famine. The famine in turn made people living in 14th
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The social effects during the great depression. In the early 1930’s there was the great depression. This was caused when the market went into recession and did not recover causing the markets to crash and people lost all of their money. The great depression effected all of the people in many ways‚ one of the ways was socially. Firstly: The most effected people were the working class. Secondly: The class which was effected a little was the middle class. Finally: The class which was hardly effected
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