"The Black Death"
"The single worst phenomenon in the history of the world." The black death affected many countries around the world with devastating results and agonizing deaths. The Christian and Islamic religions gave people a chance to redeem themselves or fail in the eyes of their lord. The Islamic and Christian responses were different because of their varying religious beliefs. There were many factors that caused this tragic event. Muslims thought this plague was a 'divine act of god' (Doc.4); Christians thought it was to replenish their good by being killed out for their born sins. The Jewish people were blamed for this plague and killed in great numbers.
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The first reports of this epidemic were heard about in china; little did they know this horrid plague would pay them a visit. Following the same trade routes to the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe the Black Death found it's way to them. Symptoms of the Black Death include: Bubo's, spitting blood, tumors, etc. (Doc.3). Certain symptoms came from specific diseases which were the main components of what made the Black Death. There were strange reports of other factors contributing to the horror of the Black death such as impure air, warm ovens, sin, 'evil moisture's', abundance of shooting stars, etc. (Doc.5)
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The plague made people turn to their religion. Some saw this occurrence to be a blessing to them from God. Others, however, saw this act as a punishment for the sins they are instantly born with. Both the Muslims and the Christians were simply looking to God to help them get through this epidemic. No help to the English priests', that is. They scammed the people out of their money claiming they would free the people of all their sin for the right price. As you can tell the priests lived an overly comfortable lifestyle. The English behaved in a evil and wicked manner, others went into the temple of their religious state of being and prayed.
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Fourteenth century healers were at a loss of words to explain what was happening. To attempt and explain this phenomenon they Europeans turned to earthquakes, astrological forces, and the poising of wells by the Jewish people. Since people back in those times were unknowing of virus's and infection, the exchanging of diseases was little understood back in the fourteenth century. Many portrayed only God's ager could create such guesome displays. Jewish communities suffered many attacks during the reign of this killer disease. The Jewish communities of Cologne and Mainz were esterminated in August 1349. February on that same year, the people of Strasbourd brutally killed about 2,000 Jewish people.
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In conclusion, The Black Death was the most brutal population killing spree there ever was in recorded history. It spread throughout many countries following their trade routes. The Muslims and Christians were the two main religious groups involved in this plague besides the Jews. They turned to their religion to help understand why this was happening to them, if it was a 'gift' from god or a trial to get rid of the sins they were born with. Some religions acted out in violence and rage, others fasted in their temple of choice and prayed (Doc.9) Virus's and disease carrying rats were unknowingly causing such a devastating event in history, not the Jews.
"The single worst phenomenon in the history of the world." The black death affected many countries around the world with devastating results and agonizing deaths. The Christian and Islamic religions gave people a chance to redeem themselves or fail in the eyes of their lord. The Islamic and Christian responses were different because of their varying religious beliefs. There were many factors that caused this tragic event. Muslims thought this plague was a 'divine act of god' (Doc.4); Christians thought it was to replenish their good by being killed out for their born sins. The Jewish people were blamed for this plague and killed in great numbers.
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The first reports of this epidemic were heard about in china; little did they know this horrid plague would pay them a visit. Following the same trade routes to the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe the Black Death found it's way to them. Symptoms of the Black Death include: Bubo's, spitting blood, tumors, etc. (Doc.3). Certain symptoms came from specific diseases which were the main components of what made the Black Death. There were strange reports of other factors contributing to the horror of the Black death such as impure air, warm ovens, sin, 'evil moisture's', abundance of shooting stars, etc. (Doc.5)
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The plague made people turn to their religion. Some saw this occurrence to be a blessing to them from God. Others, however, saw this act as a punishment for the sins they are instantly born with. Both the Muslims and the Christians were simply looking to God to help them get through this epidemic. No help to the English priests', that is. They scammed the people out of their money claiming they would free the people of all their sin for the right price. As you can tell the priests lived an overly comfortable lifestyle. The English behaved in a evil and wicked manner, others went into the temple of their religious state of being and prayed.
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Fourteenth century healers were at a loss of words to explain what was happening. To attempt and explain this phenomenon they Europeans turned to earthquakes, astrological forces, and the poising of wells by the Jewish people. Since people back in those times were unknowing of virus's and infection, the exchanging of diseases was little understood back in the fourteenth century. Many portrayed only God's ager could create such guesome displays. Jewish communities suffered many attacks during the reign of this killer disease. The Jewish communities of Cologne and Mainz were esterminated in August 1349. February on that same year, the people of Strasbourd brutally killed about 2,000 Jewish people.
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In conclusion, The Black Death was the most brutal population killing spree there ever was in recorded history. It spread throughout many countries following their trade routes. The Muslims and Christians were the two main religious groups involved in this plague besides the Jews. They turned to their religion to help understand why this was happening to them, if it was a 'gift' from god or a trial to get rid of the sins they were born with. Some religions acted out in violence and rage, others fasted in their temple of choice and prayed (Doc.9) Virus's and disease carrying rats were unknowingly causing such a devastating event in history, not the Jews.
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