The Black Death was one of the worst pandemics in human history. In the 14th century‚ at least 75 million people on three continents perished due to the painful‚ highly contagious disease. Originating from fleas on rodents in China‚ the “Great Pestilence” spread westward and spared few regions. In Europe’s cities‚ hundreds died daily and their bodies were usually thrown into mass graves. The plague devastated towns‚ rural communities‚ families‚ and religious institutions. Following centuries of a
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eatLandon Wood Turner AP World History 1 November 2012 AP World History Book Report Summary: The Black Death‚ by Philip Ziegler‚ covers the epidemic that spread throughout Eurasia around 1348. The book mostly focuses on England and how the disease affected this area. The book also covers other portions of Europe such as France‚ Italy‚ and Germany but not as in depth. Ziegler uses the research of many historians to piece together what occurred during this time of grief. Ziegler starts off the
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The Black Plague is one of the deadliest pandemics in human history. The Plague Struck and killed with terrible speed leaving the few who still remained alive in shock and utter confusion. People became desperate and turned to religion for hope and an explanation for this deadly event. Despite the Black Plague Striking World Wide‚ the Christian and Muslim reactions where quite different. These disparate reactions grew as the mortality rate due to the Black Death grew. The Background of the Black Plague
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“ The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history‚ resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people” (Black Death). The Black Death with its certain symptoms‚ causes‚ diagnoses‚ and treatments has a long history and has been used in biological warfare. The best known symptom of bubonic plague infected‚ enlarged‚ and painful lymph nodes‚ known as buboes. After being transmitted via the bite of infected fleas‚ the Y. pestis bacteria localize in an
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Hundreds of years ago‚ a plague swept over the known world. The Great Plague‚ Great Pestilence‚ and Black Death were a few of the names that it was given. In the Background Essay‚ it states that‚ "the plague killed between 25 and 45% of the populations it encountered." It was played a huge role in the history of the 14th century. There were three bacterial strains of the plague; all of them were deadly. According to Document 2‚ the mortality rate was 31% in Europe‚ 33% in England‚ 25-33% in Egypt
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The black death is usually contracted by fleas that have jumped from rats that carried the black death bacteria. If a person gets the disease black welts will bloom all over his or her body as the bacteria spreads to your lymph glands The black death is so deadly because of how fast it can spread‚ and the lack of medical technology to “currently” help stop it It is extremely deadly and aggressive as eight out of ten people who contract the disease die of the it It can be prevented‚ just do simple
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Scott Scott 1 History 101 Mr. Zachary Alexander July 17‚ 2012 Document Reaction Paper: A Chronicle of the Black Death by Jean de Venette Ring around the rosy‚ pocket full of poesy‚ ashes‚ ashes‚ we all fall down. This seemingly innocent nursery rhyme that we all sang as little kids is actually a description of one of the most tragic outbreaks in all of history. This little ditty describes the signs and progress of the black death. Ring around the rosy‚ the plague
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How the Black Plague Affected Europe If you had a baby you knew was infected with a deadly disease‚ what would you do? You knew your baby was going to die because there was no cure. If you took care of your baby‚ you both would die. Would you take care of your baby or let her die? That was the choice parents had to make during the 14 Century. The Black Plague began by spreading disease‚ it affected the European people in both good and bad ways and it also affected their culture. First‚ the
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The Black Death was a plague that devastated Europe during the 14th and 15th Century. Before the plague‚ Europe was in the Late Middle Ages‚ a time of both development and problems. Some of these problems were causes of the plague. The Black Death has changed Europe economically by causing people to pay for religious services‚ making nobles pay higher wages to peasants and serfs and helping peasants gain money. Socially‚ the Black Death caused the downfall of feudalism and created discrimination
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