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    Most are dead from before the moment they set foot outside their humble abodes. It is as if the sky itself is dead. All I ever see is rain. Torrential downpours that never cease and continually pelt the living dead. It seems that God has sent this Plague to us to punish us for the sins of the world, and to cleanse it. I recently went on an expedition from the London newspaper, the…

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    millions today and still does. Shakespeare was a play write and poetry master. Today his work is like a puzzle because of how long ago it was. Instead of the technology we have now, they lived during a colder, darker, and scarier time period. The plague was a disease that had wiped millions out of existence. Their time had different grammar, people, actors, and beliefs. It was a totally different and interesting time period. These events took over half a century ago. An example of a different…

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    Ambrogio Lorenzetti painted the first panoramic landscape in the western art. In the painting it showed the well governed state and how the merchant doing there business. When the black plague came around to some region it was a moment that boosted economic growth. A city state who start to dominate after the black plague was Florence which is known as the home of the Renaissance. The Renaissance time period was a moment of rebirth of learning and culture. An important part about Florence art…

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    status at the time. You either rich or poor or you’re healthy or sick.The Black Plague was a massive destruction and a lot of people during the middle ages suffered/died from this deadly disease. Once contracted, the chance of death is significantly high. “The Pardoner’s Tale”, by Chaucer, centralizes around the Plague,Poverty,and Greed. During the Black Death,Chaucer tells the story that shows greed, the poverty,the plague and how the story is filled with dark depressions days. Chaucer did an…

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    was one of the deadliest plagues Europe has ever endured, wiping out one-third of Europe’s entire population in three years. This catastrophic event has led to numerous unanswered questions that have formulated over the recent years. The ultimate questionable one is, to what extent did the Black Death change medieval Europe. Recent studies have shown, not only did the Black Death change Europe, it reshaped the world. Shock was the main reaction people had when the plague suddenly arose. Many…

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    The Black Death

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    world’s worst epidemics in human history struck Europe, the great plague that caused enough pestilence and death that claimed roughly half of Europe’s population was called the Black Death. Until recently, the Black Death has been widely believed to be a large outbreak of the bubonic plague as some historians challenge this original view. The origins of the black death is still unclear as there are many viewpoints of this plague such as: some believe that the Black Death originated in China or…

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    The Black Death was a major killing disease that wiped out ruffle roughly 25 million people in under 5 years according to Pope Clement VI. It only lasted from 1347 to 1352, yet it still managed to make a major impact on the European pPopulation according to Pope Clement VI. The disease had an impact on many jobs and put a test to on how faithful the populationy were to their religion. These are just some of the things that changed the dead post-Black Death community of Medieval Europe. The main…

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    Roman Empire to the Crusades. From the fall of the ancient Roman Empire up to the Renaissance, Europe was in a constant state of war as many attempted to rebuild the Roman Empire. The Dark Ages was a period that was shadowed by famine, the Bubonic plague, political struggles, and religious persecutions. The Roman Empire began to collapse from within once the Visigoths, led by Alaric, surrounded and blockaded any entry into the city. The Roman’s poor living conditions and lack of food resulted…

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    and kill us or before we die from this deadly plague. I’m a doctor and I have never seen nothing like this. The plague is spreading fast and there is no medicine that can cure anyone. The Black Death is affecting almost everyone. People are accusing us, the Jews, of poisoning the water that is believed to be causing the Black Death. All the Jews are going to be killed starting tomorrow because the people believe that if they kill all Jews the plague will end. If we don’t leave we will die. The…

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    The Black Death was a major epidemic of the bubonic plague that killed over one third of Eurasia’s population in the 1350s. Last year, I travelled to China, Italy, and England to find out how the Black Death impacted Eurasia during the 1300s. Throughout my journey, I investigated the Silk Road in China, the Orsanmichele church in Italy, and the Museum of London in England for clues that would help me discover the factors that made the Black Death one of the most devastating epidemics in human…

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