The Black Death The Black Death was an infectious disease that spread from Asia across to Europe in the 14th century. The Black Death lasted for three years‚ killing 60 percent of Europe’s population. The Black is a combination of three related diseases. The first disease was the bubonic plague. This was named this because of the buboes that appeared on the victim’s body. The second disease was the pulmonary/pneumonic plague. This disease attacked the victim’s lungs and were always fatal. The third
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Poor Working Conditions in Late 19th Century Mines As the United States sprang into the Industrial Revolution‚ there was a shift in many aspects of everyday life for the working class citizen. Their jobs shifted from small cottage and agricultural businesses to large textile factories owned by big business corporations (working). Due to the pop-up of these massive factories‚ more energy was being consumed. By this time‚ almost all of the surface coal had been mined and used up‚ causing mining
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Early Years The history of journalism in the Philippines goes back to the 16th century‚ the same period when England and Europe were starting on the proliferation of community newspapers. It was in the year 1637 when the "Father of Filipino Printing"‚ Tomas Pinpin‚ launched the first Philippine newsletter called "Successos Felices" (Fortunate Events). The publication was written in Spanish and contained a 14-page report on current events. In 1799‚ following Pinpin’s debut in printing‚ he again
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elder son‚ was the first in a family of Flemish painters. He spelled his name Brueghel until 1559‚ and his sons retained the "h" in the spelling of their names. Pieter Bruegel the Elder‚ generally considered the greatest Flemish painter of the 16th century‚ is by far the most important member of the family. He was probably born in Breda in the Duchy of Brabant‚ now in The Netherlands. Accepted as a master in the Antwerp painters’ guild in 1551‚ he was apprenticed to Coecke van Aelst‚ a leading Antwerp
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Economic Change and Social Tension in the Late Fourteenth Century In the 1370s‚ English society was under a great deal of tension. There were: Political problems resulting from the lack of an undisputed leader and from the failure of the war effort. Religious problems due to lack of spiritual leadership from the church‚ complicated by the same war pressures‚ which introduced the divisive issue of clerical taxation into relations between clerical and lay politicians. In the same decade
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Social gospel was a movement that sprung up in the late 19th century and early 20th century in the United States in response to social conditions. During this time period‚ conditions of the industrial revolution and increased immigration led to terrible conditions for the poor (Foner‚ 2014). In urban areas‚ poor families were packed into small unsanitary tenements. City slums were filled with disease‚ over-crowding‚ and crime. Factory workers‚ who were often very young children‚ were forced to work
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1. What were the ’disasters’ that Europe suffered during the fourteenth century‚ and what were their consequences? (Short Answer). There were many disasters during the fourteenth century for instance‚ The Black Death and the revolts and repression‚ The Hundred Years War‚ The Babylonian Captivity‚ and The Great Schism all of which lead to many consequences. The Black Death was a horrible plague that hit Europe in the 1200 to 1600 time frame‚ wiping out about a third of its population. The disease
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Realism has been a major player in international politics. Unlike liberalism‚ realism stresses the fact that nation states are concerned with their own security and their own interests. Liberalism was founded on the idea of equality. Relativists tend to neglect ethical decision making in regards to conflicts among other states. Thucydides‚ Machiavelli‚ and Hobbes are the true founders of the realism theory. The evolutions of realism began with Thucydides and his theories for the Peloponnesian War
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Witchcraft in the 16th and 17th centuries It seems that every hundred years or so a new fear develops. Right now‚ in the 21st century the fear is terrorism and war. In the 20th century it was world expansion and industrialization. Yet all else aside‚ in the 16th and 17th century‚ witches were the ones to fear. In this essay I will discuss the characteristics of an “alleged” witch‚ methods used to insure a person practiced witchcraft‚ and the treatment of the ones accused. Our image of a witch
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How are social conditions in Brazil related to‚ and affected by‚ economic circumstances? Introduction The situation regarding social conditions in Brazil has always been complex. Issues have not aroused in the spur of a moment‚ rather been built up over decades. Some severe problems include education‚ sexuality and family relations. These‚ in turn‚ have been affected by many exterior factors‚ such as economic circumstances. The combination of these has led to a divided society with a high rate
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