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    Ap Euro Dbq

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    1. In the 17th century, population of Europe grew slowly but a cyclical pattern started to grow that had a great influence on the social and economic life. On factor that put down the population was the Black Death which created a sharp drop in the population and also created labor shortage throughout Europe. Also deaths started increasing in the 17th century such as famine, epidemic disease, and war caused huge drops in the population, or slows the population rate. Famine happened due to poor…

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    “The word plague derives from an ancient Greek medical term plêgê meaning "stroke"—it's a reference to the speed with which the disease brings down its victims—and this plague was a real death-blow to medieval Europe.” This plague came on its victims so powerfully and quickly that they seemed to have been struck by this horrible unseen force. But where does the plague come from? This is generally a question many ask because it became so powerful and strong…

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    The Black Death has many names. They consisted of Black Plague, the Bubonic Plague, The Plague, and Pestilence. The Black Plague occurred during 1348-1349 in Western Europe, but if you include Eastern Europe as well and it’s other more remote places then the years would be 1347-1351. According the article named The Black Death, Historians believe that 25%-50% of the entire population of Western Europe died in these two years. From the same article, other pestilences went through Europe and…

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    The Black Plague The Black Plague was a period where death was present in all corners and struck fear to all those living in Europe. Social class became a thing of the past and families would be torn apart without warning. A person’s wealth no longer held any worth because no amount of money could shield you of the plague. The Black Plague was a dark period in time when all were afraid and people could only hope to keep their sanity. Little order was left in Europe and all could only live in…

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    Feudalism is a societal structure that says land is distributed and governed in exchange for loyalty. During the middle ages, Feudalism became a way of life in Europe. European medieval Feudalism was established by leaders such as Charles the Simple and Rollo (a viking leader) around the 12th century. The main idea of Feudalism is that a piece of land owned by the king would be distributed to lords who would then distribute that land to vassals for a promise of loyalty. A “lord” is a person that…

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    In the year 1348 a great pestilences hit Europe, and the cause of it, as well as the death toll that it would bring was more then anyone could have imagined. Jean de Venette was one of the writers that lived through this pestilence, and document the affects, and his views on the cause of it. Venette used observation in order to formulate a conclusion on why the pestilence had occurred, as well as the cause of it. His views on the pestilence of 1348 was not held by all, others held different…

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    Black Death Dbq

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    The Black Death was ‘one of the worst disasters in history’, killing a third of Europe’s population. In the 14th century the plague hit Asia and Europe, lasting from 1346 till 1352. The Black Death was an epidemic plague in the 1300’s, which spread rapidly throughout Asia and Europe. The causes of the Black Death weren’t just animals and fleas, humans played a great part in the spreading of the plague throughout Europe. Many symptoms were shown at early stages of the plague such as headaches,…

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    Josquin Des Prez Av Maria

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    “Ave Maria” is a motet, or a short piece of sacred choral music, written by Josquin des Prez in the second half of the 15th century during the Renaissance Era. This motet is a devotional piece to the Virgin Mary which consists of three total parts: a greeting to the Virgin Mary, an overview of the five major events of her life, and the author entreating Mary for mercy at their time of death (Rifkin). The piece exemplifies the ideals and characteristics of Renaissance music through its “syntactic…

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    Crusading Warfare Summary

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    When looking at Peter Burkholder’s secondary source “Popular Misconceptions of Medieval Warfare”, the main argument is clearly outlined, stating that “popular entertainment sometimes reflects medieval and military history, historians dismiss this popular media, however they help to clarify the general public’s misunderstandings about medieval warfare.” The thesis statement of this article is developed through the assertion that other popular media sources such as movies and video games, draw…

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    The Middle Ages, referred to as the “Dark Ages,” was an undoubtably an eye opening and brooding time period in Western history. Its issue today is figuring out what aspect was the most compelling and what really is behind some of the social and political traditions today. Events ranging from the Reformation, to the Bubonic Plague, and to the growing amount of intellectuals and nation changing ideas. Many events however need to be put into context as to find out how this period really affected us…

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