Plague originated in China in the 1330s. At first rats and fleas carried out the plague. In 1347 the plague hits the Europe after the Eurpoean merchants returns from the Black Sea. Hunderds and thousands people died within couple days, in four years Europe’s population almost wiped out by third. Jews and people were blamed for the plague. Europeans believe Jews put the poision on the wells caused the disease. Jacob von Koningshofen(1346-14200) was a scolar who visually described the event. As well as couple other historia named F. Closener were present in the incident. Jews were toutured in Ben and Zofingen where Jews admitted they put the poision in the wells. People actually found poision on the wells. Thus Jews people were burnt in many towns and wrote an affair to Strasbog, Freidug, and Basel to burn Jews people(document1). The statement presented were not backed by proof the governmrnt was dennying their affair but, the citizens of Basel were marching telling council to burn all Jews. In 1493 Nurembeg Chronicle stated the Jews were being burned alive. Lack of eduaction and the techlology people usually blame on low profile people for any misconduct in the society. On the other hand people believe the wells, ponds and rivers are created by god and any misconduct can lead everyone …show more content…
Since, Jews were blamed for putting the poision they were charged with the crim. In many parts of Germany where Jews lived were slauhtered by Christans. Hunderds and thousands were burned every day. In document 2 it also said that the poision in the wells can’t be actual cause of the plague. There were oterh cause like caused by god for corrupt and ivil persons. In 1349 German people believe it was caused by god so they were tourchering them among the societies. They marched in the town for thirty three days. People were being tourchered to control the plague but noone had any idea about the main cause of the
Many wondered what the true cause of the Black Plague was and how it spread all across the world in such a short amount of time. Throughout its time period, many medical authorities and scientists sought to give rational explanations for the reasons why the plague was spreading and believed it was caused by several factors such as: “corrupted air and water, hot and humid southerly winds, proximity of swamps, lack of purifying sunshine, excrement and other filth, putrid decomposition of dead bodies, excessive indulgence in foods (particularly fruits), God's wrath, punishment for sins, and the conjunction of stars and planets” (Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence). The confusion and lack of scientific knowledge on the harmful disease caused much panic and triggered many outbreaks among individuals. Many people began to start placing cities and ships under quarantine, burning sulfur to purify bad air, burning clothes, and even blaming and killing Jews in hope that they could solve a cure or at least stop the spread.
In 1347, Europe began to perceive what the Plague had in store. Terrible outcomes arose when the citizens caught the Plague from fleas. The transfer of fleas to humans caused the outbreak of the Black Death. Infections that rodents caught were passed on to fleas, which would find a host to bite, spreading the terrible disease (“Plague the Black Death” n.pag.). When Genoese ships arrived back to Europe from China, with dead sailors and...
Both religions were terrified of the disease, but the Muslims were more accepting of it. Muslims did not blame anybody for the plague, they just accepted it as a type of holy penance and moved on. Christians, on the other hand, blamed the Jews. Many Jews in Europe were forced to convert to Christianity because of the deadly discrimination they were receiving, therefore, leading them to “convert or die”. Even some Jews that converted also died by the hands of Christians. One might think that this discrimination against the Jews during this time was like a miniature holocaust. In Document seven of the D.B.Q., the poem “Burning of the Jews” written in 1348 by Johannes Nohl is a perfect example of what happened to a lot of Jews when they crossed paths with angry
The Plague (French, La Peste) is a novel written by Albert Camus that is about an epidemic of bubonic plague. The Plague is set in a small Mediterranean town in North Africa called Oran. Dr. Bernard Rieux, one of the main characters, describes it as an ugly town. Oran’s inhabitants are boring people who appear to live, for the most part, habitual lives. The main focus of the town is money. “…everyone is bored, and devotes himself to cultivating habits. Our citizens work hard, but solely with the object of getting rich. Their chief interest is in commerce, and their chief aim in life is, as they call it, 'doing business’” (Camus 4). The citizens’ unawareness of life’s riches and pleasures show their susceptibility to the oncoming plague. They don’t bother themselves with matters not involving money. It is very easy for the reader to realize that they are too naive to combat the forthcoming calamity. The theme of not knowing life is more than work and habits will narrow the people’s chances of survival. Rieux explains that the town had a view of death as something that happens every day. He then explains that the town really doesn’t face towards the Mediterranean Sea. Actually it is almost impossible to see the sea from town. Oran is a town which seems to turn its back on life and freedom. The Plague was first published in 1948 in France. “Early readers were quick to note that it was in part an allegory of the German occupation of France from 1940 to 1944, which cut France off from the outside world; just as in the novel the town of Oran must close its gates to isolate the plague” (“The Plague” 202). When the plague first arrives, the residents are slow to realize the extreme danger they are in. Once they finally become aware of it...
a) What explanation, if any, did di Tura offer for the terrible events he described in document 11-2?
Christians and Muslims had different ideas on the causes of the plague. Christians thought that it was because of the sin that people committed. Muslims thought that it was caused by the wind blowing and carrying the plague with it. Neither idea was
As people tried to make sense of the Plague, they reacted extremely and made irrational decisions, such as laying blame on outsiders or on themselves, like the flagellants did. One of the immediate extreme reactions to the Plague was hedonism which was when people “lived for the moment” so they would indulge in sexual and alcoholic orgies. Another immediate reaction was flight of the wealthy and powerful to their country estates.An important group arose during the Plague called the flagellants, they believed that the Plague was sent by god for the sins they had committed. The flagellants tried to gain forgiveness from God by hurting themselves. They would usually march in groups of 200 to 300 people but occasionally the groups would become as large
Sweeping through Western Europe during the fourteenth century, the Bubonic Plague wiped out nearly one third of the population and did not regard: status, age or even gender. All of this occurred as a result of a single fleabite. Bubonic Plague also known as Black Death started in Asia and traveled to Europe by ships. The Plague was thought to be spread by the dominating empire during this time, the Mongolian Empire, along the Silk Road. The Bubonic Plague was an infectious disease spread by fleas living on rats, which can be easily, be attached to traveler to be later spread to a city or region. Many factors like depopulation, decreasing trade, and huge shifts in migrations occurred during the Bubonic Plague. During Bubonic Plague there were also many different beliefs and concerns, which include fear, exploitation, religious and supernatural superstition, and a change of response from the fifteenth to eighteen century.
... burn them, destroying Jewish communities along with them (Document 7). The Pope justified it by saying that since the Plague was afflicted on people associated with Jews, it must be their fault (Document 8). But in Islam, they stated that there was no evidence showing that the Black Death was caused by other communities, and that they are not held responsible (Document 10).
The Black Death plague had disastrous consequences for Europe in the 14th century. After the initial outbreak in Europe, 1347, it continued for around five years and then mysteriously disappeared. However, it broke out again in the 1360s and every few decades thereafter till around 1700. The European epidemic was an outbreak of the bubonic plague, which began in Asia and spread across trade routes. When it reached Europe, a path of destruction began to emerge.
How to Survive a Plague (2012) is a documentary about the story of two coalitions, ACT-UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group). Both groups dedicate their time and energy to stop AIDS from being the deadly disease that it has been for years and is only getting worse. Those affected by the disease were primarily of the LGBT community. Those with AIDS struggled to see progress with research for a cure because of those who held leadership roles had in certain religious views along with a lack of political interest. As millions of individuals were dying from this abhorrent disease, the two coalitions continued to protest and advocate for change. Through their actions, an effective treatment was found for AIDS. Their actions even led to the LGBT community
Infectious diseases also called as communicable diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms (such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi), can be spread directly or indirectly from one person to another.
Albert Camus was a French writer who was very well known all over the world for his different works but especially with the idea of “absurdism”. Camus believed that something that was absurd was not possible by humans or logically. It was beyond ridiculous and therefore impossible. This was the basis of one of his most famous works, The Plague. The Plague is a novel that explores aspects of human nature and condition, destiny, God, and fate. The novel is about a plague that takes place in Oran, Algeria that is fictional, but it’s believed to be relatively based on a cholera outbreak in the mid 1800’s in Oran that killed thousands of people. Dr. Bernard Rieux is the protagonist but also is the narrator. However, he doesn’t admit to being the narrator until the end of the novel. Camus writes in the beginning that the instances in Oran are being told by witnesses of the plague. In The Plague, Camus wants his audience to read the book unbiasedly not knowing the narrator in order to take sides with the characters that one wants to and not to be persuaded by the narrators telling of the events.
The Bubonic Plague, otherwise known as the Black Death was a raging disease. Most people thought of it as the physical Grim Reaper of their town or community. The disease lasted about six years, 1347 to 1352. The Bubonic Plague was a travesty that has traveled throughout Europe and has raged and decimated both large and small towns, putting Europe through a lot.
The Knowledge of Plague dates back to Columbus's discovery of America, where Europeans spread deadly diseases such as Smallpox, measles, and influenza to Native Americans. Throughout history countless epidemics took the lives of mankind. Humanity tackled on these diseases with the development of vaccinations. Vaccines have vastly been improved through the growth of human civilization.