The Plague Dbq

The Renaissance was an important event in human history that caused us to realise how important being individual is. When the black plague occurred, it made people think that there may not be a god because of how tragic it was. Many important people such as Leonardo Da Vinci began making art and literature that were less religious and more in this world. Also the city states had changes that were necessary for the Renaissance. Without the changes Europe experienced we would still be under the rule of the church and be forced into a certain religion instead of being free thinking individuals.

Bubonic Plague This unfortunate and tragic event also known as, the Bubonic Plague, reached Italy when the flowers began blooming in that of 1348 (HC). Document 6 says “the Bubonic Plague affected at least 80,000 lives.” All of which resulted in death. (Thesis Statement)

During the middle of the 14th century the Black Plague struck Europe. The Black Plague affected Europe religiously, economically, and socially.

The Black Plague or Black Death was an outbreak of a disease that was spread through rats, feces, fleas, and physical contact. The epidemic began in China, where, during wars, soldiers hurled infected bodies at Italian soldiers, consequently the physical contact. The Italians would go back home on their ships, which was infested with rats and fleas. Unknowingly, they would spread the newfound disease amongst those they came into contact with when they returned to Italy. In the spring of 1348, the disease reached Italy and began to spread like wildfire. Three years later, the Plague had already taken 25%-50% of Europe’s population. The Black Plague was so devastating due to the ignorance of it, trade routes, and fear.

In fourteenth-century Europe, the Black Plague disrupted most of European society devastating many. The Black Plague was devastating to European society economically, demographically, and morally. The plague spread as devastatingly as it did because of the continuous spread via trade, and inadequate medical knowledge. One of the major consequences of the plague was anti-Semitism.

The Black Death, also known as the Black Plague, was a rapid infectious outbreak that swept over Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s resulting in the death of millions of people. Tentatively, this disease started in the Eastern parts of Asia, and it eventually made its way over to Europe by way of trade routes. Fever and “dark despair” characterized this plague. The highly contagious sickness displayed many flu-like symptoms, and the victim’s lymph nodes would quickly become infected. The contamination resulted in a colossal and rapid spread of the disease within one person’s body. Due to the lack of medical knowledge and physicians, there was little that people could do to save those dying all around them. Now that a better understanding of

Europe was in a dark age because of the Bubonic Plague, Crusades destruction, and king Henry's cruelty. The bubonic plague was so catastrophic because Europe was so compact and people thought it was the end of the world so they caused havoc, stole, and killed for fun. Also, it was so horrible because a symptom was boils and bubbles on the skin that would pop and puss would shoot out. “The Black Death was such a frightful thing that when it got into a house, as was said, no one remained”. Secondly, the Crusades were a terrible thing because there was a lot of bloodshed.

The Black Death first appeared in China in 1333, Europe in 1348 and then spread to Muslim land in 1349. As it appears in Document A, the paths of the Black Death spread around the Black Sea and then expanding to other territories after reaching the Mediterranean Sea. Once the trade networks reached large area this is where majority of populations began being wiped out. Similarly another map, Document B, shows the spread by year of the Black Death over the European and Middle East continent. The map suggests the plague stops around dessert and forest regions, possibly because of sparse populations or trade routes did not pass through these areas.

The Black Death was a plague that struck in Europe in 1347 and was made worse by its rapid spread and the previous famines in Europe. The first records of the plague were in central Asia, specifically Mongolia. The Plague moved closer to Europe through trade routes because plague-carrying fleas would create homes in the fur of ship rats, and many ships began to carry the plague. Eventually the Plague spread to Europe because one of the 12 vessels traveling from Crimea brought it to Sicily in October, 1347. In the early 13th century, before the Plague hit Europe, there was a rise of urban centers and the population was growing because of advanced farming techniques which were introduced.

The Great Plague killed nearly half of the European population during the fourteenth century. A plague is a widespread illness. The Illness was also known as the “Black Death”. Most of the European people believed the plague was the beginning of the end of the world. They were scarcely equipped and unready for what was to be entailed. It was by far one of the worst epidemics yet to be seen in those times.

The black plague occurred throughout Asia, the middle east, and Europe throughout the fourteenth century. During this time millions of people died of starvation and famine. The black plague started when the fleas from rodents to humans. The black plague broke out in China and made its way west until it reached western Europe.

In the mid 1300’s the Black Plague (Black Death) made its way into Europe. The plague had social impacts, economic impacts, and political impacts. The plague affected everybody's life regardless where you were on the social ladder. Everybody who got the disease was dead in three to five days. The few years the plague was in Europe it was affecting them 150 years later.

It was in the 14th century that a catastrophic and deadly Plague hit Europe. The Black Plague killed up to a 3rd of Europe’s population. This lead to medieval science changing dramatically as people began to question how much authority the church should be given, and began to turn to science for logical answers. The plague also contributed to the Peasants anger that evolved into the Peasants Revolt, and ultimately, the breakdown of the feudal system.

The Bubonic Plague is also know as the black death occurred during the middles ages. The plague started in China and it transmitted from people to people very rapidly. During the middle ages Europe had been trading with China its goods but in 1387 a ship from Italian merchants came from china trade many people were dying in the ship when they aboard on Italy. This disease cause swellings on the victim neck or armpits and it would go up to size of an egg or an apple. This disease spread throughout the eurpope and in Asia as well.

"The Black Death" is known as the worst natural disaster in European history. The plague spread throughout Europe from 1346-1352. Those who survived lived in constant fear of the plague's return and it did not disappear until the 1600s. Not only were the effects devastating at the time of infection, but during the aftermath as well. "The Black Death" of the fourteenth century dramatically altered Europe's social and economic structure.