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    by practicing quarantines, the Black Death finally ended after a long time of suffering and sadness. The Black Death occurred in the 14th century and lasted approximately 3 years in Europe. More than 50 million people got infected ,that is near ⅔ of China's population in those times. These disease cause shocking impacts not just in society, religion, and economy. The Black Death invaded Europe when 12 ships arrived at Sicilian port of Messina, coming from the Black Sea. Some people were…

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    following. The Great Plague (black death) is now among us; roaming the streets of London. We believe god is punishing us for our sins, and that were are still not worthy enough for him. It is killing our loved ones and has attack many around us, prithee be aware of your surroundings, and those around you. The Cause for the Black death? The black plague broke out in early 1330, spreading rapidly throughout Asia, North Africa and has now arrived in Europe. So Far it has killed 33% - 40% of…

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    Alchin, Linda. "The Black Death & Bubonic Plague during the Elizabethan Era." Bubonic Plague. Siteseen Ltd, June 2015. Web. 14 Apr. 2016. This source gave me an insight on the Black Death specifically during the Elizabethan Era. It also explained what people did to prevent it. Watchmen were used to give food to the sick people in “plague houses”, and they also made sure that no one entered or escaped from the house to prevent the illness from spreading. They were also given the job to transport…

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    infection that is directly linked to diseases in humans. This plague killed more people during its time period than any other disease up to its date. The Black Death is believed to have originated in the Chinese areas, and also believed to have been a viral disease. Rodents such as rats, mice, and even dogs could have been the early spreaders of the Black Death. It was anything that could transport fleas that would have been infected. This event took place during the 14th century, the 14th…

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    The responses of Christians and Muslims were not different in dealing with the black plague. The reason on how they are not so different are they still prayed to their God or they accepted that this was a punishment from God for their sins. There was also questioning if their was a God because of the Holy people, such as the Pope; the Holy people could not do anything for the people so the people started to question the Pope and God. They also had similar ways of protecting themselves from the…

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    and The Black Plague In the 14th century, a terrible plague also known as the Bubonic plague struck Europe in 1347, killing over a million people. There is a strange conspiracy theory about the relations between the nursery rhyme “Ring Around the Rosie” and the Black Death. These theories have been reported related to each other because of the lyrics of the song, and the symptoms in the disease. With that being said, I believe that the nursery rhyme has very little to do with the Black Death.…

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    How did the black death altar europe? The Black Death was a terrifying diease that spread through not only Europe but across China and Africa too, killing a vast amount of people during the middle ages era. The Black Death started in China and Africa which later on arrived on the shores of Europe by sailors returning from the Black Sea. The boats also carried infected rats which lead on the spread of the diease. The Black Death lasted in Europe from 1347-1350 but it didn't stop there,…

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    The Black Death also known as the Bubonic plague from the Decameron was written by Giovanni Boccaccio during the 14th century CE (Nystrom 80), spread across Europe from central Asia such as Florence. The disease, among other infectious diseases, became a generic world plague that was a very harmful during the Middle Ages. The diseases spread across places such China, Florence, and Persian old empire and also it was well-known disease that was associated with the Mongol empire and suffered a…

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    Rat infestations cause overwhelming dilemmas including the most famous rat infestation of all time, the black death. In addition, Rats can carry overwhelming diseases such as the one that caused the black death. This article conveys that rat infestations are when rats swarm human populations by the thousands, the dangers rats have to human populations, and this is causing a response of multiple rat prevention techniques. First rat infestations occur because of the lack of food in the…

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    The deadly disease known as The Black Death killed about 1-3 of Europe`s population. It helped start modern medicine. It changed the way Europe worked. The Black Death is considered one of the deadliest diseases in the history of mankind. The Black Death was a terrible disease that killed between 25 to 50 percent of Europe`s population. It came to Europe because they traded with the east. There were 3 different types of it. The most common of them was called the Bubonic Plague. It`s…

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