Black Death Research Paper

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The Black Death started around the 14th century. Despite the different responses between Christians and Muslims, Christians spread throughout Europe when the Black Death came. Islam had converted most of Arabia, it stretched from North Africa to India. The categories that will be discussed are general context, causes and explanations and responses. The category of this paragraph is general context. The documents that are relevant to support the ideas are 1, 2 and 3. The map in the first document shows the spread of the plague. The author of this document is Michael Dols. This applies to the question by showing who the plague affected the most and the least.­­­ This next document lists the population of Christian Europeans. The author of this list is Robert Gottfried. This applies to the question because Europe lost over 20 million people. The final document explains the effects of the plague. The author of the documents is chronicler agnolo di tura. This applies to the question because the people didn’t have cures and most people died from contamination. An additional document that could be added is one that explains how long it took to affect Europe. These next documents share the causes and explanations of the Black Death. The documents that are relevant are 4, 5, 9 and 10. The passage in document 4 shows that god punished the Europeans with a plague that wiped out a lot of the population. The author of this passage is a Piacenza chronicler. This applies to the question because the Christians worshipped god and they were punished. The next document shows a list of the causes of the Black Death and non- religious explanations. The second part of it lists of the preventions of the Black Death and non-religious practices. The authors of these lists are Michael dols and Phillip Ziegler. These apply to the question because Europeans didn’t prevent death and the plague. This next document shows the results of the plague. The author is ibn battuta. This applies to the question because people fasted and worshipped god. This last document explains society movements’ religious activities. The author is Michael dols. This applies to the question because Muslim society could have had something to do with the Black