Black Death Essays
The Black Death is one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, killing an estimated 75 to 200 million people in Europe and Asia between 1346 and 1353. The plague was caused by a highly contagious bacterium called Yersinia pestis that spread quickly through the Mediterranean region via trade routes and infected fleas on rats. Symptoms included fever, chills, exhaustion, vomiting and gangrenous swellings on the skin known as buboes. It was believed that the buboes were filled with poison from Satan or other evil spirits causing these painful symptoms which eventually lead to death within three days or so for those suffering from it.In addition to its horrific effects on populations around the world, historians believe that there were long-term consequences of this epidemic both socially and economically for many centuries afterwards. During this time period it resulted in significant decreases in population size due to mass deaths as well as changes of social structure since families lost members either due to death or abandonment when they could no longer care for them adequately. Economic networks also suffered heavily during this time period because labor shortages occurred resulting in lower agricultural production levels and higher prices for goods; this led to a depression-like economic situation throughout much of Europe lasting until at least 15th century according to some estimates. Additionally, religious beliefs about God’s will played a role in how people reacted during such an overwhelming tragedy; people questioned why God would allow something like the Black Death happen if He had control over everything happening on Earth? This led some individuals into questioning their faith while others looked towards religion even more deeply believing it was part of His divine plan that happened out of necessity rather than punishment. Furthermore, new medical treatments arose out of desperation as physicians attempted various methods including bleeding patients in order to remove toxins from their blood stream – though none were effective against Plague bacteria itself (which wasn’t officially identified until 1894). Overall, even though we may never know exactly what caused the Black Death nor all effects it had upon our world today – we can only imagine how profound its impacts must have been especially given such limited understanding then compared with now regarding disease prevention/treatment practices available today.
Introduction The late middle ages also referred to as the late medieval period was a time in the history of Europe that related to the 14th and 15th centuries (1301-1500) .This period in time was later preceded by the high middle ages and followed the beginning of the early contemporary era a period that was […]
Introduction The Black Death was a catastrophic bubonic plague that swept across European nations from 1346-1353. Just like the name suggests, the disease resulted in tens of millions of deaths across Europe (DeWitte 1). According to a Florentine chronicler, people were dying at an alarming rate to the extent that citizens had nothing else to […]
Imagine this, you’re a hardworking, forty eight-year-old man in the Elizabethan Era who’s been under a great deal of stress for the past few months. You’ve been working from sunup to sundown as a peasant farmer making about 6 pennies per day. Seeing as how you have six children and five of them have the […]
The medicine of the Elizabethan Era was based on Galen, The Black Death, and other Greek medical theory. It was a brutal time for patients and doctors alike as they attempted to treat what they didn’t understand. The streets of major cities would be covered by corpses and loved ones. Mass graves were used to […]
The late middle ages allowed for unprecedented political, social, and ecclesiastical calamity with things like the black death, the 100 years war, the churches Schism between 3 competing popes in 1379-1417, the death of old orthodox byzinates by the invading Turks in 1453. (these centuries saw rulers resist wisdom, nature strain mercy, and the clergy […]
The video on the black death was an interesting take on the plague that wiped out half of Europe. The sections about individuals made for a much more personal and candid look at the plague than a narrator talking about Europe as a whole. The historical reenactments of the time period gave me a greater […]
The Middle Ages were a time period that began close to 950 A.D. and concluded around 1450 A.D. This time period was a rather violent time period where the penalty of death was common and people were extremely susceptible to disease. The prominent religion was Roman-Catholicism. And the world was harsh. They didn’t support peasants. […]
Prior to the Black Death, Europe was progressing socially, economically, and technologically during the Middle Ages. Economically, the economy was doing well. Trading and exploration of the new world were helping many European countries. The weather was good so farming was doing great. New farming technology such as plows and windmills were created and used. […]
Ideas, policies, conflicts, inventions, contact with the outside world, population fluctuations and environmental changes are all forces that effect historical change. Historical change is obvious in all times of history due to one or more of these forces. Investigating why and how a historical change came about is the key to understanding how these forces […]
