The Black Death‚ also known as the Black Plague‚ or the Bubonic Plague killed one third of the population of Europe during its reign in the 13th and 14th centuries. The arrival of this plague set the scene for years of strife and heroism. Leaving the social and Economic aspect in a standstill. The phantom of death became a subject of art‚ music and folklore and it influenced the consciousness of the people. The impact of this mass killer caused enormous chaos and havoc to the medieval society
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During the 13th century‚ three diseases collectively known as the Black Plague ran rampant throughout the civilized world of the time‚ including Asia‚ the Middle East‚ Africa‚ and Europe. The plague had a remarkably high mortality rate‚ striking fear in the hearts of all who heard of it. Political systems crumbled in the face of this natural disaster. In this time of government turmoil‚ people turned to religion for hope. This united the public‚ and even if the religion did not serve to provide hope
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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 death in Spain: In Spain‚ religious clerks were cornerstones to every aspect of a commoner’s life‚ from circumcision to marriage‚ almost all happenings in their lives was overseen by the church. Priests would roam in the fields during the spring to bless over the crops before they were planted. Commoners whilst in this complete brainwash by the church came to the conclusion that this plague was a curse from god‚ and the cause of the epidemic were the heretics. This led to the torment
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In the chapter‚ The End of The World (Part 1)‚ The narrator‚ Death‚ decides to give the reader another insight to the end of the story. It depicts Himmel street during and after the bombing. During the bombing almost everyone on himmel was fast asleep. The narrator tells the reader exactly who dies‚ and who lived‚ which is only one‚ the book thief. Liesel was in the basement reading through her story‚ again. Afterwards‚ a team of rescuers find her alone in the rubble‚ and she finds Papa and mama
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The industrial revolution brought success to the civilized world but it also brought a nightmare called "pollution." In the past decade we’ve become more environmentally conscious of our planet‚ but for almost a century we’ve been a "throw-away" society with an out-of-sight‚ out-of-mind mentality. Industrial smoke has polluted our air‚ whole communities have been built over nuclear waste landfills‚ fish and wildlife have died in our once pristine streams and rivers and our rain forests are being
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population in just three years‚ the Black Death affected nearly every aspect of society as it ravaged through countrysides and towns. Entering Europe in 1348‚ this deadly plague drastically altered the nation socioeconomically as it swept across the nation blindly‚ careless to one’s social status or prosperity (Khan Academy). Surprisingly‚ the main culprit found to be responsible for such severe damage was a bacterium carried by fleas. The likelihood of this terrifying pandemic to transpire in the
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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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As the news of the individual surrender spread‚ fellow Germans saw that they were losing the war and started mutinies. Many people told the Kaiser to seek an armistice with the allies. However‚ he did not show any intensions of giving up. With the end so close‚ many American newspapers started to create rumors that the armistice had signed been signed by the Germans. They assumed that our leaders were suing for peace. They were still only considering signing an armistice. The American armistice was
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The Black Death The Black Death was an especially a traumatic event because of the origin‚ prevalence of unsanitary conditions to the number of the deaths‚ and the remorseless treatment of citizens by others. Only devastating memories are left from the lack of cleanliness to the high death rates of The Black Death. It was first heard of in Central Asia in 1338-39. Scholars have yet not agreed where exactly in Asia the plague originated from‚ research and further investigation
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