Black Death Essay

The Black Death was a plague that wrecked havoc throughout Europe in the mid-14th century from 1347 and 1351. The plague caused fear throughout the people of Europe because in just four years, an estimated 25 million people were killed. Through that fear were the reactions that all humans have to stressing times, those reactions were to blame something else for the sickness, to avoid the sickness, and to explain the sickness. Some of Europe's people had the reaction of blame towards…

In B. Tuchmans “The Plague” she documents a very historical event a disaster possibly still the worst of them all till this very day, The Bubonic Plague. What exactly is the bubonic plague? The bubonic or as some know it black death is a bacterial Infection transmitted by fleas from infected rodents. Some the symptoms are high fever,, weakness and formation of buboes in the groins and armpits. This deadly disease started during the 18th century. The Bubonic hasn’t infected anyone today but we…

Africa. It was a time of horror, mainly because of the disease commonly known by many names, including, the Black Death, the bubonic plague, and pneumonic plague. This plague was the killer of over a third of the population of Europe, and was unstoppable in nature. It didn’t matter how you tried to safeguard yourself from it, it found you. In the face of such a seemingly guaranteed death, mankind stooped a very low existance, where most men only wanted what was best for themselves and didn’t…

In the 21st century, people never hear about massive plague outbreaks in the world thanks to modern medicine. However in the 15th century, the bubonic plague was a highly contagious diseases that started out with symptoms of a cold but led to death. With unadvanced medicine, the hundred thousands of people infected could not be treated. Many times over the course of history in Europe and Asia, thousands of people lots their lives in the massive wipe outs that were caused by the bubonic plague.…

The bubonic plague was allegedly caused by a bacterium called “Yersina pestis”, which was often found on wild rodents in large quantities and densities. At the time, these “wild rodents” were mostly black rats that were found on ships that were used for trade. If a rat was a host to a flea carrying the deadly bacterium, the rat would most likely die within 14 days. In order to survive, the fleas would then turn to human hosts. This is how the plague spread. Once the bacterium was present, the…

the given time period. Barbara uses twenty seven chapters divided into two parts to thoroughly explain her love of the fourteenth century. Tuchman begins the book by explaining she at first wanted to learn about the effects of society after the, “Black Death” epidemic that took place in Europe from 1348-1350, yet the period completely entranced her, leaving her to intricately study numerous events, such as The Hundred Years War, where she mainly covers the Battle of Poitiers in Chapter 6, and…

suffered for days before death. However other more lucky victims died almost immediately after the beginning of symptoms. Many people in Justinian’s empire laid the blame for the outbreak on the emperor, declaring him to be a devil or that the emperor himself was being punished at the hands of God for his wrongdoings. When wall was said and done, at least 50 million people were taken out of Constantinople due to the Plague of Justinian (Horgan, 2014). After Justinian’s death in 565 AD, the…

of harvests which resulted in food shortages, extreme hunger, and starvation. The terrible climate, as well as the introduction of new diseases, were major causes of the issues during the late Middle Ages. During the mid-fourteenth century, the Black Death began tainting Asia, followed by north Africa and Europe, which, in turn, emerged the bubonic plague. The spreading of the sickness was due to flea infested rats who were host to the deadly bacterium, Yersinia pestis. In Europe, the bubonic…

and accuse me of deeds I not have committed? What right do you have to judge me?” the physician managed to crank out. “Poor damned soul, you sin and you yet deny. Do you not see that I am the man who you slowly murdered? The one who you caused the death to by bloodletting? You may think no one knows of your forgery of wills, but there are always two watching. I watch to see you fall into the abyss deeper and deeper. Your soul belongs to me now as you have failed to prove yourself and show no…

The Light or Dark Ages? The Middle Ages of Medieval Europe is well known for being called the “Dark Ages”. Why? Diseases, invasions, and continuous wars contributed to the “dark” nickname that the Middle Ages have become known for. The fall of Rome during 400 A.D. to 500 A.D. led to the Middle Ages. When Rome fell, Europe was thrown into much disorder and chaos therefore leading to the nickname of the “Dark Ages”. Some people wonder if the Middle Ages deserve to be called the “Dark Ages” or not.…