Plague of Justinian

Grann’s purpose besides entertainment is to inform the audience of the hardships Fawcett received from explorations. His quest for Z was entertaining at the least but it was also devastating for the people around him who endured the treatment of the wild Amazon. It takes a lot to be an explorer, the health conditions faced in uncharted territory must be met with strong health. Grann informs the reader of Fawcett's rigorous training that ultimately led to his mark on history. Fawcett went to…

Kobe Howcroft Hour 2 Title Empires were said to be the most successful most ruthless groups of people of their time, they were the first to invent many forms of technology that are still around today and they even started or spread religions such as Christianity and Buddhism. Although they were powerful, every person has a weakness and so did these empires, they each fell in their individual way weather it was natural causes, internal rebellion or even external attacks. Civilizations today…

Ancient Rome was one of the more well known empires in history. Even though there were some disputes within Rome as it was growing, they still were able to expand and build an even larger empire and even reach, what historians call the ¨Pax Romana¨, which was their time of peace among the people. In about 750 BCE there were no signs of infighting and everything was going smoothly. However, under the surface of what was going on, these old disputes were almost all about their government. Rome…

GMOs (Genetically Modified Organism) are being used on almost everything that you eat. In the book Solitary By Alexander Gordon Smith the use GMOs to make workers for them turning the prisoners at The Furnace into mutants. Alex and his crew are trying to escape the Furnace. When they all become seized and are thrown in the hole. One of their other friends comes and releases them and they uncover more secrets about the prison as they try to escape again. In this journal I well be sharing three…

Yersinia petis, which better known as the plague, is caused by a gram-negative and rod-shaped coccobacillus bacteria. (Gram-negative meaning the bacteria does not contain the crystal violet stain involved in the gram staining test or process). The bacterium is also considered to be partially anaerobic, meaning it can function with oxygen but can also switch to a fermentation without oxygen. Yersinia petis function and survive through the lives and cycle of rodents and fleas, because of this,…

People of the Middle Ages were illiterate of the plague and its behaviours, such a contagion affected civilisations with unprecedented and immeasurable repercussions. A once inequitable economy bound to the obligations of the existing hierarchy, became distraught allowing social stratification mobility. Consequently, the feudal system lost its influential powers and soon entered its demise. With uncontrollable chaos that ravaged cities people turned to the Church for aid, though such calamity…

The Mongolian empire started in 1206 B.C. when Genghis Khan united all of the clans in the mongol dynasty and turned it into a dynasty. Genghis Khan born as Temujin came to live holding a blood clot which meant he was destined to be a great ruler. Leading up to 1206 BC it was hard for Temujin when he lost his parents and his blood brother turned on him and forced Genghis Khan to kill him. In 1206 BC Temujin was given the name Genghis Khan which meant universal ruler and this would mark the first…

Natural disaster. When Rome was disturbed by a massive earthquake, the shores were left dry like the sea made a sudden retreat but it came back with an immense flooding. That caused 50,000 people to lose their life. Then there was a series of the plagues that swept over the empire. The result of the disease declined the population from about a million people to 250,000. These disasters have declined the population by a lot. The economy is going down because they don’t have enough people to work…

Kalen Morgan Post Journal Entry for New York Burning 1) In what ways did slavery shape society, politics, and law in 18th century New York? Explain. “We seem to be easier as to the Thoughts of the Negroes.” -Zenger’s Weekly Journal, July 27, 1740 (pg. 192) In 1735, William Cosby named Daniel Horsmanden New York’s city recorder (pg. 30) and then Horsmanden put on his robe as a judge in the Supreme Court in 1741. (pg.63) In 1737, the Common Council of New York constituted “Negro Law”, a law that…

Imagine having a horrible sickness with nobody agreeing on how to treat the sickness. This is what many Yellow Fever victims had to go through in the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793 in Philadelphia. Doctors all had different ideas of how to treat the Yellow Fever victims. Not to mention, many people did not know what the symptoms, causes, or treatments even were. While there are many different ideas on the symptoms, cures, and treatments, there are only some that are correct, such as the “French…