Hello everyone be safe out there there is a really horrible disease going on called the plague. The plague is a serious bacterial infection that can be very deadly. Sometimes this is referred as the"black plague‚" the disease is caused by bacterial strain called Yersinia pestis.This bacteria is found on animals throughout the world and is usually transmitted to humans through fleas. This disease can be passed on to another person as fast as a NASCAR driver drives one lap around the track. Yes I
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Procopius: The Plague‚ 542 was written by Procopius as an explanation of the plague that struck the Byzantium Empire. Procopius goes into an in-depth explanation of how the plague physically affected the individuals that became ill during the plague as well as how it affected the friends and family of those that became ill that had to take care of them. The writing finishes with the emperor also falling ill during the plague. Throughout the reading‚ Procopius did a good job of backing up his
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In the past‚ bubonic destroyed entire civilizations. The plague can be found in the fleas that feed on them. The bacteria that cause plague‚ Yersinia Pestis‚ can cause several types of serious of potentially fatal illnesses: Bubonic plague‚ which has symptoms that include swollen lymph node‚ pneumonic plague‚ which involves the infection spreading to the lungs; and Septicemic Plague‚ which may involve skin and other tissues turning black and dying. The Pentagon’s most secure laboratories may have
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Ryan Bowman 8/19/2012 AP World History 3rd Similarities/Differences of Mesopotamia and Egypt Mesopotamia and Egypt have many similarities and differences in many aspects. Though regionally close‚ Egypt and Mesopotamia had many differences‚ such as social structure and government structure. While both civilizations differed as in social structure of their society and government structure; they also had similar aspects as in cultural development. Comparing the two‚ they both had close advances
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The early civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt were very similar‚ but they were also different in some ways. Both Mesopotamia and Egypt developed their civilizations centered on rivers‚ but these rivers were polar opposites. Mesopotamia was between two rivers called the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Egypt’s civilization developed around the Nile River. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers differed from the Nile River. The Nile River was calm‚ and the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were wild and very unpredictable
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throughout time. Two of the most advanced were Egypt and Mesopotamia. Although both had a male dominant government that was supported by a patriarchal king or leader‚ Egypt had a strong‚ centralized government whereas Mesopotamia was decentralized and was based upon small city-states operating independently. To add‚ Egypt was also classified as self sufficient rather than Mesopotamia who relied on trade because of unstable agriculture. Due to Egypt surpassing Mesopotamia in areas such as governmental
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of the plague’s effects on the European people and Europe in general. The plague was brought to Europe by cargo from China. In this cargo there were rats that had flea’s on them that carried this plague‚ and this little flea’s caused one of the most devastating epidemics in the history of the world. The people of Europe were already in bad times before the plague due to economic depression and agricultural expansion had reached its limits. Then in 1347 the plague struck‚
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Bubonic Plague in Europe: Causes and Effects In the 14th century Europe was a country torn by war‚ famine‚ and scandal in the church. Furthermore‚ malnutrition‚ poverty‚ disease‚ growing inflation and other economic crises made Europe ripe for a tragedy in the likes of the Bubonic Plague. The Bubonic Plague was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. It ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1350 before it continued on to Russia‚ leaving 30-95 percent of the entire population dead. The
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14Th Century Europe was a period of chaos and turmoil. The Great Famine of 1315-1317 produced the worst famine in the Middle Ages that killed millions of people all over Europe. The onset of the Bubonic Plague (“Black Death”) only made things worse. The Black Death swept throughout Europe and killed as much as two fifths of the already diminished European population. The Black Death effected Europe politically‚ socially‚ and economically. Europeans responded to the Black Death differently. We got
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Cairo‚ Egypt Cairo‚ Egypt is a very good place to visit. It is the capitol of Egypt and the home of many historic sites of Egypt. I have never been there but from all of the research that I have done‚ Cairo is a good place to go on a vacation because of all of its sights. Cairo has a very warm climate. If you want somewhere warm‚ Cairo is the place to go. Its year round average high temperature is 27° Celsius‚ which is 81° in Fahrenheit. The year round average low is 15° Celsius‚ which
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