Black Death In The Middle Ages

The survival of any human is the ability to identify problems and find cures. This ability was not readily used in the Middle Ages, when the Black Death hit all over the world. Envision millions of people dying right in front of your eyes. Death is everywhere, bodies are thrown into ditches, and people are burned in massive groups. No one knew the cause of the disease or how it spread. They only knew the Black Death was among them and vicious. The Black Death was a pandemic that killed about seventy-five million people, in three years, during the time of the Middle Ages. The Muslim and Christian responses to the Black Death were different, because they had different views on who to blame, their religious beliefs, and non-religious responses.

In the Middle Ages, many people were quick to blame others for the cause of the black death. Since at the time, the cause of the Black Death was unknown, it seemed easiest to point a finger. According to document seven, the Christians believe that the Jews are responsible for the spread of the disease. "Of this it seemed quite clear, the Jews …show more content…
As stated in document 5, the non-religious responses to the Black Death in Europe include building fires to purify contaminated air, residing in a house facing north, covering windows with wax cloth, drinking liquefied Armenian clay, and avoiding to sleep on your back. These practices prevented a lot of non-religious people from getting sick and/or spreading the disease. Also in document 5, the non-religious responses to this epidemic in the Near East are very similar to the remedies in Europe, but unusual remedies include drinking a sour pickle- pumpkin drink mix, passing laws against alcohol and prostitution, avoiding sad talk, and using letter magic. Many of treatments did not completely work, but it did help prevent the spread of the