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The Black Death: An Annotated Bibliography By Kristin N. Thomas Not only is the Black Death one of the major catastrophe's of medieval times, it's also considered to be one of the major events in world history. Also known as the "Great Mortality", the Black Death was an epidemic that spread like wild fire throughout all of Europe in 1348-1353. It is said that this devastating disaster wiped out nearly 35 million people in Europe alone, estimating a total

description of the spreading of the black plague. The first time the plague came out openly in the world it carried and killed across England in 1348-49. It first travelled across the South part in the Bubonic way, during the summer in 1348.Unfortunately, it turned into the pneumonic plague. Then it hit the very popular London in September 1348 and spread into East England towards the coasts in the new year.By the time of Spring in 1349 it had invaded Wales and by the summer it had jumped over the Irish

The Influence of Medieval Medicine on Modern Medicine The logic and principles of medieval medicine shaped those of Modern medicine. Never was there a more efficient method perfected, so much that it remained through history through so many hundreds of years. Today’s concepts of diagnosis, relationships with the church, anatomy, surgery, hospitals and training, and public health were established in the Middle Ages. In the Middle ages, the modern idea of society taking responsibility for its

Townspeople 11 Conclusion 12 References 13 Introduction Figure 1.0: Timeline of major events during Medieval European civilization. Trade increased during Medieval European civilization which subsequently contributed to the surge demand of gold, silver and silk. Figure 2.0: Trade routes of Medieval European civilization During the period of Medieval European civilization, there were three groups of people who played very important roles,

In the fourteenth-century romance was a common genre of literature and poetry. An element that was emphasized in romance within this time frame was courtly love. Traditional courtly love is described as the medieval tradition of love between a knight and a married noblewoman. This affair entailed a lower-class knight completing heroic tasks in the name of the noble lady. Within this mutualistic relationship the lady would be a fixation that would mesmerize the knight to complete heroic tasks, and

continue in England with the monastic life. The period of construction of churches is the most magnificent of all churches ever built, including Salisbury Cathedral and the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Religious themes continue to dominate the arts, because the Churches supports the artists with monetary support, and wealthy noblemen are patrons of the arts especially portraiture. The University of the Middle Ages was different from our model present day. The need to bolster foundations of medieval society

The most important feature of medieval music is that a lot of musical theories and techniques which people use these days were settled in this period. Composers need a musical notation to express their musical ideas as composers need language and letters to communicate with other people. Body: (1300) In the late thirteenth century, a genre ‘Motet’ became popular as organum and conductus were gradually disappeared and ‘fell out of fashion’. This genre is similar to the way that a textual trope and

Introduction Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” is a collection of stories written between 1387 and 1400 about a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury (England) and on their way, they tell stories to each other about their lives and experiences. The stories constitute a critique of English society at the time, and particularly of the Church, while women seem to be presented in a different way than they are in other contemporary works. The aim of this essay is to present

The most immediate effect of the plague was that it led to higher wages for the poor. Prior to the Black Death, Europe was in a state of overpopulation, and famines were a frequent occurrence (Herlihy 39). After the arrival of the first outbreak of plague, however, Europe's population dropped somewhere between twenty-five and forty-five percent (Gottfried 77). Not only that, but, repeated occurrences of plague kept Europe's population lowered, and it did not regain its pre-plague levels until

human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people, peeking in Europe from 1347 to 1352. The infection may take three forms: bubonic, pneumonic, or septicemic. This essay will discuss the effects The Black Death had on Medieval society as well as evaluating the responses. The Black Death arrived in 1348 from China to kill perhaps half of the population of Europe. When the plague arrived, people believed it to be a punishment of God. Many turned to the priests and bishops