Feudalism: History Of Western Civilization

The black plague, also known as the bubonic plague, swept its way across Europe beginning in 1346 A.D. , killing an estimated thirty to fifty percent of the total population. The plague was spread by fleas infected with Yersinia pestis, and was carried over oceans by hitchhiking rats and pet gerbils. The plague outbreak that decimated the population was transported by infected Christian merchants

The battle of tours had a major impact on preserving the religion of Christianity. As said before, Martell and Franks, if lost the Battle of Tours, would have taken over that whole area, the Muslims would have kept pushing, and possibly could have taken over all of Europe.

The bubonic plague, also known as Black Death, is a prime example of the diseases transported throughout the Silk Roads. It is believed that this disease originally started in south China and was spread to northern China via Mongol warriors and Chinese travelers, eventually spreading westward along the Silk Roads and trade lanes to the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. The bubonic plague is caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium and is spread by flea bites. Usually, fleas prefer to live on rats, but the large decrease in rat population due to the Little Ice Age caused the fleas to seek new hosts. The disease was previously localized to Mongolia and central Asia because of the nomadic lifestyle, but they could survive in sacks of grain and clothing and with the increase of trade along the Silk Roads, the fleas quickly made their way across the Mediterranean. Europeans were not prepared for this type of catastrophe and consequently suspended their daily lives. Many people abandoned their houses, churches and schools closed, and the sick were quarantined inside their homes while bodies of the deceased were piled in the streets and buried in mass graves. In some cases, the infected were burned along with their belongings in an effort to destroy the disease. By the end of the initial outbreak, almost 40% of Europe's population had died and trade had been brought to a halt. The Black Death had profoundly changed the political, social, economic, religious, and cultural foundations of modern Europe (Acrobatiq,

Panic spread among people and tore families apart. Many sailors came down with the influenza and had to be quarantined at docks.

The black death is believed to have began in central Asia in the mid-thirteen hundreds, and killed millions. After it spread across Asia it was then carried down the Silk Road reaching Crimea by 1343. Scientists believe that the plague was carried by fleas on rodents, such as rats, being normal passengers traveling on merchant ships across the Mediterranean. The fleas were believed to have bacteria called Yersinia pestis, which is commonly present in the flea population on ground rodents in certain areas such as Central Asia, Kurdistan, Western Asia, Northern India, and Uganda. Scientists believe that all three outbreaks of the epidemic began in China. The disease was devastating to the economy of Europe and Asia, making it hard for people to find employees, and forcing them to pay higher wages. The plague was supposedly

The Black Death, which originated in China, spread throughout most of the known world, killing many of its victims. More specifically, the Black Death spread throughout Asia, the Middle East, Europe and finally Northern Africa. The black rat flea, which contained the Black Death’s bacteria, spread quickly throughout Europe because of peoples disregard for personal hygiene. The disease, Yersinia pestis, is found in the stomach of the flea. Usually harmless, the bacteria went through a mutation and started to grow, eventually blocking the flea’s stomach passage. When the flea tried to bite an animal or human for food, the bacteria was regurgitated into the wound, infecting the organism bitten.

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At the time of Edward the confessor there were three claimants to the English throne. One of the claimants was Harold’s. He believed he should be on the throne because he was Edward the confessor’s brother; he was born in England and was the most powerful English earl. The next claimant was William duke of Normandy. William believed he should be king because Edward the confessor promised him the throne for his support and Harold swore an oath on holy relics that he would be king. The last claimant to the throne was Harald Hardraada; Harold believed he should be king because there had been Viking kings

“Because of such happenings and many others of a like sort, various fears and superstitions arose among the survivors, almost all of which tended toward one end-to flee from the sick and whatever had belonged to them. In this way each man thought to be safeguarding his own health. Some among them were of the opinion that by living temperately and guarding against excesses of all kinds, they could do much toward avoiding the danger; and in forming a band they lived away from the rest of the world. Gathering in those houses where no one had been ill and living was more comfortable, they shut themselves in. They ate moderately of the best that could be had and drank

The Black Plague, the Black Death, or simply, the plague, was a deadly epidemic that hit Europe and Asia in 1346 - 1353. The plague was extremely contagious, and was originally brought by rat fleas. The disease was airborne, and could also be caught through the bite of infected fleas and rats. The disease mostly spread by infected rats living on ships (although some say it was actually gerbils), which sailed from one European port to another.

The Black Death is thought to have originated in the arid plains of Central Asia, where it then travelled along the Silk Road, reaching Crimea by 1343. From there, it was most likely carried by Oriental rat fleas living on the black rats that were regular passengers on merchant ships. Spreading throughout the Mediterranean and

Feudalism, as a decentralized political system, flourished in Medieval Europe. In this essay, the main political and economic characteristics of Feudalism will be mentioned, while discussing the main historical factors to the rise and fall of feudalism.

B. Paine discusses the illegitimacy of monarchs; throughout history, monarchs have ascended to the throne through various means, rather than by a constant method.

In the Italian harbors ships with dying crew arrived, though the ships were turned away as soon as possible it was too late. Around two-thirds of the European population were taken by the disease. The Black Death had soon spread all over Europe, and even after the first wild fires of disease, the weakened but starving survivors died as

After King George V dies, the next heir to the throne was David, Bertie’s older brother. Because his brother falls in love with an American woman who had been divorced, he could not take the throne because this is