Christians and the Muslims differentiate by the way they responded to the plague‚ but also the non-religious causes. While the Christians thought of it as a punishment from the Holy God‚ the Muslims found it as a gift from God himself. On the other hand‚ the causes of the plague involved none of that‚ just the simple spreading by miasma‚ insanitation and of course the rat infestation. The Christians believed that the plague was sent to them as a punishment from God. They assumed it was a way for
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THE DECLINE OF FEUDALISM There were three main reasons for the decline of feudalism. The development of the Magna Charta and the Model Parliament contributed to the decline of feudalism. The Bubonic Plague greatly affected the people of Europe and played a large part in the collapse of the social structure. The Hundred Years’ War was the final event leading to the end of feudalism. These three blows to the political structure made feudalism desolate by the late 1400’s. The development of the
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the Silk Road. One of the major tragedies in the Eastern Hemisphere was the Bubonic Plague. The Plague originated from the Mongols and spread westward along the Silk Road. The Silk Road had many merchants from all over the continent so the spread of the disease was inevitable. The luxury goods that came from Asia were often carried long distances either by animal or by boat‚ either way aiding the transfer of the Plague. The major religion of Islam also became strengthened by interactions along the
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The Black Death was a plague that spread across Europe during the fourteenth century. It swept the continent and baffled millions of European citizens. I chose this topic because the idea of the past epidemic intrigues me. In elementary school‚ we touched on the topic and barely discussed the possible outcomes. I was fascinated by what could’ve happened those years of peril. I am of Polish descent‚ so I am also learning how this plague could have affected by ancestors and what they were put though
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spread of this plague was due to the boom of trade and travel‚ via the Black sea‚ it went from Egypt to Italy then spreading through the land of Persia then Ireland and through to Russia. Whatever the cause was‚ this disease managed to wipe out half of the European population during its years active and in turn directly affected the European ways of life‚ their economy devastated ‚ religion questions‚ medical knowledge were outrageous and all in such a vulnerable time period. The black plague came at a
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The Black Plague swept through Europe from 1346-1353 killing an estimated 25-60% of European population; making this one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. The plague caused the infected victim to have purplish-black tumors all over their body. The death of over at least 70 million people caused social‚ economic‚ and political troubles throughout Europe. Since “history is made by the living‚ not the dead‚ who are no longer historical actors‚” people started to abandon their friends
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Test #1 review CHY4U: introduction and the Renaissance test review People Charlemagne – was the king that tried to resurrect the Roman Empire. The pope crowned Charlemagne king. He wanted his capital to be like Rome. He encouraged Latin learning throughout the empire to make it more consistent. He set up schools even thought he himself could not write. He helped the church spread Christianity. He blended Germanic‚ Roman‚ and Christian ideas. Johannes Gutenberg – invented the printing press
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The Black death‚ also known as the plague killed many people in the fourteenth century. People from different countries‚ but most importantly religions opinions and responses differed as well. In my eyes‚ I believe the two main religions‚ Christianity and Muslim ( Islam ) had very different responses to the epidemic. For example‚ Christians prayed to their God and Jesus Christ that the disease would go away and that they would soon be healed‚ on the other hand‚ Muslims prayed for it to stay since
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“the great mortality or it’s scientific name Yersinia pestis (Benedictow‚ 2013). The Yersinia pestis is an anaerobic bacteria in‚ which‚ humans can be infected by rat‚ flea or both. It has three main known forms: pneumonic‚ septicemic‚ and bubonic plagues. All three of these forms of Yersinia pestis are considered to be extremely deadly and dangerous.
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Article: The Archaeology of “Plague” by Daniel Antoine Daniel Antoine uses the Black Death burial site at East Smithfield‚ London to provide a background into the archeology studies of ancient plagues. Antoine not only will discuss archaeology‚ but to also show the limitations of archaeological data. The Royal Mint burial ground in East Smithfield London is used as the basis of Antoine’s paper. In 1986 the large cemetery was discovered. The site contained two mass burial trenches and a mass
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