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    The Black Death, also known as The Black Plague, is one of the most tragic and deadly pandemics to have occurred throughout all human history. It was introduced to Europe in 1347, when a series of trade ships docked at a Sicilian port after voyaging across the Black Sea from the city of Genoa, Italy. Over the next several years, the disease spread throughout all of Europe, killing countless men, women, and children in its path. While many at the time believed The Black Death to be a punishment from

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    The Cruel Hand of God: Secular Themes and Compassionate Leadership in San Manuel Bueno, Mártir and The Plague Miguel de Unamuno’s short story San Manuel Bueno, Mártir and Albert Camus’s tour de force The Plague describe towns whose leaders employ drastically different methods to combat their communal maladies. The Plauge’s Dr. Bernard Rieux relies on an unrelentingly harsh process of physical healing, driven not by his empathy for the individual but by his compassion for humanity. Unamuno’s priest

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    Europe, many people thought “bad air” was the cause of the Black Plague (Document K). Back in the Middle Ages, the Black Plague was a very severe disease that went around Europe and Asia. It killed about 1/3 of the population and lasted 3 years (Background Information). The disease was carried by rats. It had gotten to the humans by fleas, which had gotten the plague by the rats (The True Cause of the Plague). The effects of the black plague in Medieval Europe were a decrease in the population and economy

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    younger is about the Black Plague that killed millions of people in Europe Benedictow). There are three main questions about the Black Plague including understanding it, what the symptoms are, and how this horrible disease spread throughout Europe. The Black Plague is a disease that came to Europe by Sea in the mid 1300’s (Bates, Salkeld). This disease was a sickness that affected 60% of Europe and left many people alone without families. Many people did not understand the plague so they often wondered

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    The plague is a dangerous and deadly disease. The plague is one of the oldest diseases known to the human race. Back when Europe was still in the middle ages all the people including serfs, royalty, jews, and church members were devastated by disease that was unknown to them. The disease spread rapidly through Europe through a variety of means. The plague possesses many names like the black death or the black plague. No matter what the people referred to it as it greatly affected the society in Europe

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    Although believed to be one of the most cataclysmic pandemics in human history- the Black Plague had an arguably beneficial impact on Europe’s political, social, and economical lifestyle. It significantly changed how the country developed socially, economically, and population wise. Although beneficial to Europe’s social standards and economy- the number of deaths rooted from the Black Plague negatively impacted the growth of European countries. Although an uncontrollable disease that took nearly

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    killed by a disease. This was the case of the bubonic plague in Europe from 1348-1349. The bubonic sometimes called the Black Death. This plague was very deadly. The way it spread was through rats and fleas. The fleas would carry the disease and they would bite the rats which infected the rats. The rats then spread the disease to the humans which then spread it even more. The Black Death changed many aspects in society at this time. The Black Plague caused many changes to society such as making the people

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    different ways to prevent the Black death plague. There are some ways to prevent the plague that the doctor used such as: Dried flowers, herbs and spices, vinegar and rose water, leeches, ten-year old treacle , place a living hen next to the lymph nodes ,ball of perfume and crushed emeralds. Firstly, the doctors used the dried flowers, herbs and spices in their beak mask to protect themselves against the bacteria. Secondly, if a person got infected by the plague, they must be put to bed and they should

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    In Medieval Europe a contaminating plague spread over the countries of Europe, Germany, France, Italy, England the eventually Russia got effected known as the Black Death; in the 1347 – 1350’s. The effects of the Black Death conflicted people as they were seriously injured mentally, socially, and physically. The black death had no hope of being cured and death was the only option. The Black Death effected society to a huge extent. “The plague was caused by a complex series of bacterial strains called

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    The Black Death was the name given to a plague that occurred in the mid 13th century which caused at least a third of the world’s population to perish. During the years in which the plague spread across Europe, many aspects of life for the people that lived were altered forever. This epidemic was like no other in history and had an unprecedented outcome. The effects of the Black Plague on society were substantial resulting in great changes of social classes through role reorganization, changes in

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