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    Germany The Spanish king Ferdinand and his queen Isabella tried at first to protect the Jewish families from the inquisitions due to their economical contribution‚ considering they were the continents money leaders. However‚ that immunity could not maintain for long‚ as the church had swayed the commoners that the plague was because of their sins and that of the non-Catholics. Moreover‚ Jewish families were forced to confess their alleged involvement in the outbreak or face execution. To escape

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    The Black Death impacted Europe both socially and economically. This plague altered Europe’s art‚ faith and everyday peasant lifestyle. During the onslaught of death‚ art and literature took a dark turn to reflect the epic pandemic. Not only that but people’s faith in God was also tested as people believed that he was abandoning them or even the cause of the Black Death itself. Additionally lifestyle of everyday peasants was changed as worker’s wages were also affected due to the disease as there

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    The Black Death‚ or Black Plague‚ was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. It began in south-western Asia and spread to Europe by the late 1340s‚ where it received its name Black Death. The total number of deaths worldwide from the pandemic are estimated at least 75 million people. The Black Death is estimated to have killed between a third and two-thirds of Europe’s population. The Black Death had a drastic effect on Europe’s population‚ irrevocably changing Europe’s social structure

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    In my opinion everyone has a mask. I feel that everyone has something they have hid from their pairs. In this world many people want there friends and family believe that they live in perfect harmony and have a perfect life but in reality its not going as perfect as planned. These people put a mask on to make you believe everything is perfect but in reality it is not. We put these masks on so perfectly that we start to believe that everything is perfect as well. We put these If we keep hiding behind

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    Europe’s population in less than a century (Fiero‚ 4).               Many famous writers began to tell stories about their experiences with the Black Death. One writing that became famous was the Decameron. Written by the Florentine writer Giovanni Boccaccio‚ the Decameron was a combination of stories through the eyes of ten young people forced to flee their home in Florence in hopes of finding safety

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    Changes in The Latin West Reading the title of this essay‚ many may ask‚ what is the Latin West? The Latin West was the Historians’ name for the Territories of Europe that believed in the Latin rite of Christianity and the use of the Latin language for intellectual exchange in 1200 through 1500. In 1454‚ a year after Ottoman Turks seized the city of Constantinople‚ Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini showed doubts as to whether anyone could convince the rulers of Christian Europe to take

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    The Renaissance‚ as defined in Merriam-Webster=s dictionary‚ is the transitional movement in Europe between medieval and modern times beginning in the 14th century in Italy‚ lasting into the 17th century‚ and marked by a humanistic revival of classical influence expressed in a flowering of the arts and literature and by the beginnings of modern science. Many dramatic changes occurred during this time in the fields of philosophy‚ literature‚ and art. New emphasis was placed on enjoying life and the

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    Culture is a term that can be described in several unique ways. Authors‚ such as Boccaccio‚ described culture through his writings and way of literature. Literature is a part of culture that has developed over centuries of authors and writings. Many aspects can affect literature and change the development of it. Some of these influencing factors are the development of technology‚ religion‚ and philosophy. All three of these are major advances in literature and influenced lives then‚ and continue

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    +500­300 B.C      ​ 580 B.C ­ Pythagoras born   ​ 470 B.C ­ Socrates born   427 B.C ­ Plato born   347 B.C ­ Plato dies   384 B.C ­ Aristotle born   399 B.C ­  Socrates dies   322 B.C ­ Aristotle dies  100BC.     198 B.C ­ Polybius born  151 B.C ­ Ptolemy inactive  146 B.C ­  Greece came under Roman rule  121 B.C ­ Ptolemy first active  117 ­ Polybius dies  120 B.C ­  Plutarch died  106 B.C ­ Cicero born  100 B.C ­ Caesar ruled Rome.  70­60 B.C  70 B.C ­ Roman poet Virgil born‚ Rabbi Hillel born 

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    Queen Isabella of Castile was one of the most successful queens of the Early Modern European period. The role of women in society‚ especially as leaders was and has been seen as limited throughout history. However Isabella’s reign as a female leader was not limiting but rather successful as she was able to assert and have independent power thus breaking the gender norms of her society. Queen Isabella of Castile had to endure a civil war to secure her place on the throne‚ and though by marrying Ferdinand

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