...In 1347 the Black Death was brought into Europe by the Asians because of the trade routes. The Europeans at the times had no idea that the Black Plague would’ve affected their lives how it did. The Black plague was said to kill probably one out of every three people. When one person had contracted the disease it would affect the entire family. Parent were abandoning children, brothers were leaving their brothers because of how infectious and deadly the disease was. The disease would keep close friends away, family members and even priest away as soon as someone had contracted the disease. For years to come the Black Death had spread throughout Europe and neighboring cities killing many people. The exact cause for this disease is still...
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...The Black Death was a bubonic plague that infected Europe during the years of 1347 - 1350. The plague was introduced to Europe by a foreign source, Europe suffered from severe economic and social losses. Throughout history, documentation of the Black Death was adjusted to different viewpoints of historians, causing primary and secondary sources to occasionally depict the event differently. The Black Death was an important event in European History as it remodelled Europe, the European society, and economy significantly. The Black Death was caused by foreign, infested cargo brought from other countries, resulting in unpleasant consequences for the citizens of Europe. The disease was carried by fleas, which lived on the hairs of rats. People...
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...The black death (or black plague) had a variety of negative and positive of effects on Europe. The effects on Germany, France, England, Italy, and Norway took place in thirteen forty-six through thirteen fifty-three. The black plague lowered population by causing millions of deaths, destroying the economy, but helping the environment in Europe. This epidemic lasted for three years, had that time double Europe could’ve been completely wiped out and the world as it is today could be nothing. But oddly no one in Europe ever worries about another epidemic like this even though, it could all happen again. By these facts we can see that the black plague had a very negative impact on Europe and the future of the continent. The economy could...
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...Black Death The Black Death struck Europe in the spring of 1348. The Black Death killed off 60% of Europe’s population. This plague would kill fast, and had three different forms. The plague was incredibly painful to go through. The Black Death was unlike anything anyone had ever seen, so a lot of the people of Europe thought that god was punishing them for their wrong doings. The Black Death was air born and if you so much as cough or sneezed on someone, while you had the plague you had just infected them. Doctors put flowers in their beak shaped masks to protect them from the plague, because the plague was air born they thought that if they put flowers in there masks they wouldn’t breathe the same air as the victims. The Black Death started in the east and then came to Europe’s shores in the spring of 1348. The people of Europe would go to the ships and find all of the ships passengers were dead, this was a concern so they checked it out, once they found out it was the plague it was too late, the plague was already spreading. The Black Death is a deadly plague that starts with a flea. These fleas would attack rats that have the plague. Fleas would drink some of their blood and then hop on to a human and puke on them. This would infect humans with the plague. There are...
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...Before Europe became successful, they took a downfall in their population due to the bubonic plague “the black death”. The black death was a disease that decreased many countries population because it was killing over half of each country's population all across Afro-Eurasia. The spread of this disease was fast due to the climate changes, one known as “Little Ice Age”, that possibly was the reason why it weakened the population and left them vulnerable to the disease (textbook pg 385). During this time, Europe had harsh winters and rainy summers which made it impossible to supply the amount of food needed to feed the people. “The Rise of the West” was basically inevitable because during this time there were so many changes that Europe made...
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...Black Death The Black Death was a devastation full of effects that led to a new revolution all around Europe. The major impact of Black Death was on the economy of the continent. Due to the shortages of labor, the wages increased to a high level. The population loss in Black Death also led to the prices of common commodities like wheat to decrease as well. With the shortage of labor and limited resources, the industry owners had to enhance their working methods. Therefore, an impact of the Black Death was the emergence of inventions that improved the way of life. Some would argue that this pandemic also lead to unequal distribution of wealth as to those who could grab opportunities went to be richer. Thus another impression of the plague was an increased gap between the rich and the poor. The way of life was enhanced for people around Europe and the women in Europe also went on join the working force. It is no surprise that Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in history. The plague burst out and started off the in winter of 1347-1348. The source of Black Death was traced back to the wild rodents of the steppes of central Asia even as far as Asia or China. Apart from China, some trace its origin back to Kurdistan and Iraq.1 The main concern wasn’t where it started but how it actually spread through the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. The plague first appeared in China and reached Crimea in 1346; from there it travelled to Constantinople and Sicily in...
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...The Black Death was also known as the Plague, and Giovanni Boccacio describes his experience living through one of the most devastating times in history. The Black Death was unbearable and horrifying in the mid 1300’s. Gavoccioli was the cause of the Black Death and it began with a horrible sickness that spread significantly. This sickness was sourced from a pathogenic strain of bacterium which may have caused several different forms of the plague. People who had gavoccioli would see parts of their body start to swell and tumors would develop underneath an individual’s armpits, around the arm and leg regions. These tumors had black spots and the sickness was untreatable causing multiple deaths. The Black Death impacted many families in Europe causing an extreme collapse in the Italian urban civilization politically, economically, and socially. Gavoccioli was extremely contagious and this impacted the economy tremendously. The sickness wiped out a large population in Europe. Anyone who touched the clothes of someone who contained the sickness would infect the individual. During this part of history, many Europeans were working as farmers, military men, and craftsmen. Unfortunately, there was not a great amount of...
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...The Black Death stands out as the most dramatic and lifestyle changing event during the 14th century. This was a widespread epidemic of the bubonic plague that passed from Asia and through Europe in the mid fourteenth century. The first signs of the Black Death in Europe were present around the fall of 1346. In the span of three years, the Black Death killed one third of all the people in Europe. This traumatic population change coming into the Late Middle Ages caused great changes in European culture and lifestyle. How exactly did the plaque begin? The Black Death was one of many catastrophes to occur following an increase in population during the High Middle Ages (1000-1300). The population of Europe grew from 38 million to 74 million in this time. Before the plague, Europe had been enjoying an increased state of growth in both agriculture and structure in society. Cities began to rise with artisans, farmers, and other crafts people specializing in their own field of work. The daily amount of contact between the European people in the cities and...
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...The middle ages in Europe had many significant and unpleasant events such as the ''black death'' ,the decline in education, trade, laws being developed, and universities in construction and so on. As stated in Document B the ''dark age'' is ''dark'' because of all the suffering, decline in trade, manufacturing, education, and writing, some parts of Europe became isolated from the rest of the world and many more. When Europe was not in a ''dark age'' it was called the ''growth age.'' Europe was in a ''growth age'' because many good things were happening in that time period. Europe was not in a ''dark age'' because there was many universities in the process of being developed.'' Construction on the cathedral began in 1163 and was completed in 1345 ( Document F ). There was also many more universities being developed and with more universities being made there is more education and with more education there is more ideas being...
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...deadly disease that arrived in Europe in the 15th century. People interpreted the line ‘Ashes, Ashes we all fall down.” meaning that millions of people were dying during that time. The famous plague is know as the Bubonic Plague (The Black Death). Nobody in those days knew much about the plague, but they definitely encountered it. The fatal Bubonic Plague caused by a bacteria known as Yersinia, resulted in devastation, deaths throughout Europe and in some cases loss of faith. The Plague first began in small animals like rodents, and mice. According to (Seekers, DNEWS) “The bubonic plague first emerged in China more than 2,600 years ago.”...
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...of documented history, it has been noted on many occasions that pandemics have swept the world claiming the lives of millions. Among them are the Antonine Plague, HIV/AIDS, and the Black Death. While the Bubonic plague has occurred many times throughout the world’s history, the Black Death was a devastating epidemic that occurred in the late fourteenth century that spread to all areas of Europe. In totality, it caused the deaths of more than fifty million people. The devastation caused by the Black Death resulted in a total restructuring of everyday life in fourteenth century Europe. The Black Death was a disease that first originated in China in the early 1330’s. Over a period of ten years, the disease had killed more than...
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...Ashleigh Hamilton The Black Death A catastrophic event that changed the way medical science would function thereafter was the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague that hit Asia and Europe back in the 14th Century. At the Sicilian Port of Messina, back in 1350, a ship arrived after going through a tedious journey in the Black Sea. The ship brought with it some dead and some ailing sailors, inflicted by a strange disease that had caused black boils on their skins which were pus filled and oozed blood out, giving the mysterious illness the name of the Black Death. Spread by a germ called YersinaPestis, the Black Death was a disease that spread from one person to another through the air, through water droplets or moisture or by the bite and infestation of rodents such as rats. Rats were thought to be the main carriers of the disease as they had travelled by ship and had supposedly contaminated the food the sailors had on the ship,or they suffered from rat bites. The disease was spread in Europe shortly after it hit the coasts of Messina, making its way through Italy, France as these pests were commonly found there. By the mid of the 14th century, the Black Death was rampant in Paris, London and other adjoining parts of the country. The biggest crisis of the time was the lack of knowledge and understanding about how the disease got transmitted from one person to another. Moreover, there was no idea in Europe about how the disease could be cured or prevented, and there...
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...How the Black Death Affected the Modern World The Black Death is the worst plague that mankind has ever had to face, much worse than anything we face today. The mortality rate was astounding; whoever was unfortunate enough to become infected with the Black Death would die in a matter of days while suffering through a great deal of pain and agony (Snell). Its peak was around 1348-1353 in Europe, ranging from England all the way to Eastern Europe and beyond (The Black Death, 1348, 2001). The Black Death is thought to have started in China or central Asia, before spreading west. The plague then travelled along the Silk Road and reached the Crimea by 1347. From there, it was probably carried by Oriental rat fleas living on the black rats that were regular passengers on merchant ships. Spreading throughout the Mediterranean and Europe, the Black Death is estimated to have killed 30% to 60% of Europe's population. All in all, the plague reduced the world population from an estimated 450 million to between 350 and 375 million in the 14th century (Ibeji, 2011). The plague disease, generally thought to be caused by Yersinia pestis, is commonly present in populations of fleas carried by ground rodents, including marmots, in various areas including Central Asia, Kurdistan, Western Asia, Northern India and Uganda (Edmonds). Plague was reportedly first introduced to Europe at the trading city of Caffa in the Crimea in 1347 (Whipps, 2008). After a protracted siege, during which the Mongol...
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...The most deadly pandemic ever recorded killed 50-75 million people in the 14th century. It is known as the Black Death or Black Plague. This is caused by a bacteria carried by rodents that live close to people. This disease killed 60 percent of Europe’s population from 1346 through 1353. The Black Death had not started in Europe, it came from rodents and there was a good side to the Black Death. It is believed the Black Death started in China or Russia. The disease was brought on trade ships to Europe. With increased population in Europe and improved methods of trade, the epidemic spread quickly. It spread all throughout Europe, to Northern Africa, the Middle East and by 1349 to England. Because of tiny populations and few...
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...The Black Death was spread through trade routes particularly through the Silk Road, and it first began in Central Asia spreading from the bloodstream of black rats carried on by the fleas who fed on them, which was spread by a bacteria called Yersina pestis. It spread into Italy when the ships docked and even though the residents of Italy realised that the people on board were infected, it did not stop the black rats from entering the country. It infected Europeans in 1347 due to the siege of the Port of Caffa where the war strategy was for bodies infected with the plague to be catapulted over into Caffa. The disease affected the water supply and the air and gradually residents began to suffer and die. Caffa was defended by residents from...
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