Adrianna Silerio Mr. Garcia AP European History‚ p. 6 24 September 2014 Plague – DBQ Prompt: Analyze the various responses to the outbreaks of plague from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. Discuss the beliefs and concerns that these responses express. In the mid-fourteenth century of Europe‚ a deathly plague struck killing about 25 million people from a single fleabite. Once infected‚ a person would experience very high fevers‚ buboes‚ and die within a few days and it was an airborne
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The bubonic plague‚ caused by the Yersinia pest is bacteria‚ is a highly contagious communicable disease. The bacteria is transferred from animals‚ to fleas‚ to humans. This bacteria can be found in multiple location world-wide. The earliest reporting of the Bubonic plague‚ also known as the “Black Death”‚ dates back to 1347‚ via land and sea trade routes of the ancient Silk Road. When rat filled ships arrived at the harbors of Europe‚ people came to welcome the sailors home. They soon realized
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Paper # 2: The Great Plague “An event of great agony is bearable only in the belief that it will bring about a better world. When it does not‚ as in the aftermath of another vast calamity in 1914-18‚ disillusion is deep and moves on to self-doubt and self-disgust‚” stated by Barbara W. Tuchman‚ A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century. The Great Plague was the worst outbreak in England since the black death of 1348. The Great Plague began in 1665 until 1666 that lead to 68‚596
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Important Facts about the Black Death * Interesting information and important facts and history of the disease: * Key Dates relating to the event: This terrible plague started in Europe in 1328 and lasted until 1351 although there were outbreaks for the next sixty years * Why was the disease called the Black Death? The disease was called the Black Death because one of the symptoms produced a blackening of the skin around the swellings. or buboes. The buboes were red at first‚ but later
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plague Have you ever wondered about the plague “According to the cdc the plague was the most horrific disease in history’’(history of the plague).The plague was found in 1855 then spread to india months later.The cause for the plague is rodents such as rats‚fleas‚mice‚raccoons‚etc.the way they transmitt the disease if the rodent bites you‚scratches you and also by bodily fluids.in the outbreaks back then were horriable the plague has killed almost 25 millon people in 1352 thats almost half of europs
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PLAGUE DBQ In the 1300’s‚ a disease known as the Bubonic plague tore through parts of Asia North Africa‚ and Europe. This plague- commonly known as the “black death”- originated in Asia‚ and used the trade routes to travel to other cities‚ allowing the plague to strike many major cities. The plague took away lives of around 25 million people. The plague not only claimed many lives during its reign‚ but had a tremendous effect on Europe economically‚ politically‚ and socially. The Bubonic plague
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What were the different responses between Christian and Muslims towards the Black plague? Well the black plague was a highly contagious disease. It spread through the 13th century killing 80116000 people. During that time period there was many religious powers. The Christianities and Muslims responses towards the black plague were different on their beliefs on whether it was Gods punishment or blessing‚ on how Christians jumped to conclusions and Muslims believed in rumors‚ and lastly their
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What do you think caused the death go millions of Native Americans? The answer is plague. The Smallpox plague was caused by the exploration and encounter of the Europeans in the the Americas. Whenever the Europeans A a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a c a aA a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a c a aA a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a c a aA a a a a a a a
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The black plague affect everyone in the city or place that it was spreading in. People were dying everyday from this disease. Millions of people died because of the bacteria on the fleas that were carried on the back of black rats.The bubonic plague originally came from china and then was spread to europe. According to epidemics of the past: Bubonic plague‚ “The bubonic plague‚ better known as the “The Black Death‚” has existed for thousands of years. The first recorded case of the plague was in China
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The Epidemic is Here The Black Plague‚ one of the most devastating out breaks in history‚ is an historical event brought about with a great depression throughout Europe. This plague brought out the worst in mankind during the time the plague ran its course. How do people behave‚ when there environment becomes life threatening? (Herlihy‚ 18). The Black Death accounted for nearly one third of the deaths in Europe. Due to the death of many people there were severe shortages in labors‚ during
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