DBQ: The Black Death

The responses given by the Christians and the Muslims were different when they were attacked by The Black Death. Both religions had different viewpoints on the causes of the disease. To try and prevent the disease each religion used different methods, objects, and supplements. During those hard days individuals from that time talked about their own experiences with it and others experiences. There is now knowledge that was not then understood that scientist and historians have been able to discover. Christians and Muslim thought differently when it came to the causes of The Black Death. Not all of these causes were religion based (DBQ: Document F). In Europe, they believed it was carried through the wind coming from the South, a conjunction of Saturn, Jupiter and Mars on March 2, 1345, and lasting having an outrageous fashion and excessive amount of clothing. The Christians also believed that the Jews were the cause of the disease in result burning a large amount of …show more content…
The Muslims would eat pickled onions, pumpkin seeds, and sour juices. They would build fires and expose themselves to the smoke and flames, drink a solution of Armenian clay, pass laws against alcohol and prostitution, stay indoors, use letter magic, and avoid sad talk. The Christians would build fires to purify the air, face north in their houses in order to avoid the southerly winds, cover their windows with wax cloth, fill houses with flowers and sweet smelling plants, avoid sleeping on their backs, and breath in latrine vapors. Men in Germany, Flanders, Hainault, and Lorraine called flagellants would go from town to town performing public acts of penance for their sins in hopes of stopping The Black Death (DBQ: Document M). When specifically treating the sick the saintly sisters would nurse the patients with sweetness and humility, not having a fear of death (DBQ: Document