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    infections have come a long way since the 1700’s with the help of Edward Jenner. Two of the major deadly diseases in young children were the bubonic plague (also known as “black death”) and small pox. Some of the more common diseases/infections were the measles and influenza which are still affecting children in 2015 (Children and Youth in History). The plague was considered the deadliest disease at the beginning of the 1700’s however, eventually it became less common. Around 1720 small pox was

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    The Black Plague BY: Kevin Arellano World History,Per.7,Mrs.Sutherland April 24,2015 Works Cited 1.)Robert S. Gottfried. The Black Plague. New York :The Free Pass 1983 2.)The Black Death. A&E .Television Networks.1979 3.)Don Nardo. The Black Death.Minneapoles.2011 4.)Sheri Johnson.The Medieval Plague.Minnesota 5.)Stephen Person. Bubonic Plague, The Black Plague. New York Introduction/Origin Do you know what The Black Plague was, it was a horrible disease that people

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    The bubonic plague and “the little ice age” drastically changed medieval European society . They weakened the economy and affected the role women play in society. The black death sparked religious movements and shaped beliefs. The plague was an outcome of Mongol occupations. As a result, there were many trade roads in the empire, and their rule kept Eurasian trade avenues in check. Society thrived due to the increased amount of trade. However, rats with fleas reached Europe along the trade routes

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    I Shall Protect You From The Plague Alice McMurray Period 6 April 21, 2017 Introduction Greetings, my great and powerful king! It is I, Margaret Stone, and I have come to inform you of the troubles of the Black Death. My great great grandfather, Michael of Piazza, was the first to record information on the Black Plague. I am writing this to protect you from ever getting this terrible, terrible disease. We can’t have a king as great as you die from this; it wouldn’t be a death equivalent to your

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    economy on a new path. To gain perspective on the level of economic change in England, it is important to note and understand the population trends, as it had a directly impacted all aspects of change in regards to the economic effects of the Black Plague. In simple terms, the number of people had a direct impact on the most basic categories of the economy: production and consumption. An expanding population is only possible if it has the economic resources to support it. It seems the Black Death’s

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    Taylor Hurst Dr. Reedy College English 13 October 2016 The Black Death The bubonic plague of the thirteen hundreds swept through Europe, claiming the lives of one-third of its ' population in merely three years. This was the most horrific epidemic the world has seen to date. Poor sanitation practices, improper burial of corpses, and insufficient systems for waste removal were important factors in allowing the plague to manifest (Byrne 31). Infected fleas and rats, brought by trade ships and the Mongols

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    The Bubonic Plague and the Great Fire of London Two disasters struck London during the 1660s with the first being an outbreak of bubonic plague, the last and worst of a series that had started in the 1300s. The latter disaster was the great fire of London in which a Bakery broke out in flames near to the London Bridge when many of London's houses became sources of combustion

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    and blood would start to puddle under the skin. The skin then turned black and died. In its final stages, the victim had respiratory failure, went into shock, and died a slow, painful death. As described in this quote by Matteo Villani, “It was a plague that touched people of every condition,

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    The plague of plagues With the major strides in medicine that have come about in the last few decades, the notion of a plague seems to be becoming less of a possibility and more a thing of antiquity. Around the latter half of the 20th century, doctors thought that disease as a whole would be eradicated with the new vaccinations and antibiotics that were being produced. For the first time in history it seemed as if diseases were under control. It was not long before the arrogance of modern medicine

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    The Bubonic plague has been said to be a part of history since the biblical eras and has had an undeniable effect on the development of contemporary civilization Gowen, B.S. (1907). The cause of the plague is not known. However, there is religious reference of God punishing sinners causing death and destruction using this deadly disease. Throughout the years, there has been a question to be answered by historians and medical professionals. This question is: if the destructive attributes of the

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