Muslim and Christian DBQ From the depths of the Middle East during the Post-Classical period‚ two of the most powerful world religions emerged. Islam and Christianity‚ although sharing many similarities‚ also had their fair share of disagreements‚ one being their responses to the Black Death. The religion‚ demography‚ and interactions all contributed to the differentiation of Muslim and Christian reactions. Christians thought that the Black Death was sent from God as a punishment and blamed the
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Development of Ideas and Practices in Medical Surgery over the whole period c.1000-1650 how far can the Black Death be considered a Turning Point? Although the Black Death was one of the biggest catastrophes known in Europe‚ its short term influence was of little consequence. Despite there being many different ideas‚ practices and surgical procedures present during and after the Black Death‚ in the long term there was minute progression. In the period c.1000 – 1650 many distinctive turning points
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The Black Death was one of the deadliest and most impactful events that the world has ever witnessed. It is believed that the plague originated in Asia and it began to spread to other parts of the world around 1345 to 1346 when the plague struck water for the first time. Supposedly‚ this happened when Yanibeg‚ a khan of the Golden Horde‚ which was a part of the Mongol Empire‚ began catapulting the bodies of plague victims over its walls into the Black Sea. Once the plague hit the Black Sea‚ there
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There are many opinions and theories on how the Black Death began.Many Christians blamed the Jews and Muslims chose to believe it was a blessing from God.One could see that yes their opinions on the epidemic was quite different‚ but they had very similar ideas about the pandemic to. The question is just how different were the Muslims and Christians‚ and how were they similar? First off‚ Christians viewed the black plague as a curse.They believed it was God’s way of punishing them for all the sins
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Although Christian and Muslim responses to The Black Death were somewhat similar in some aspects‚ they were extremely different when comparing their thoughts on the cause of the disease‚ the behavior of people during this time‚ and their context. According to a map of the Middle East and Europe‚ the Black Death didn’t have many routes through the Middle East‚ but quite a lot of routes are shown in Europe. Most of the routes in Europe spread over water‚ the Mediterranean Sea‚ but there were
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The Black Death according to many historians does not narrow down to one cause. There have been several interpretations of what has caused the plague. But there have not been different opinions on the effects of the Black Death. The plague has caused a decrease in population; drop in food prices‚ religious conflicts‚ and land lost. Historians can conclude with the aftermath of the plague that it was a significant event in which many people were affected. Besides the fact that the Black Death devastated
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Analissa Sanchez World History AP – 8 November 28‚ 2011 The Black Death was known as a very fatal disease that struck many locations and wiped out many countries and cities. The Black Death took the lives of almost 1/3 of the population. It all started by infection from fleas on rats‚ but the Christians and Muslims see it differently. Not only did the responses of the Christians and the Muslims differentiate by the way they responded to the plague‚ but also the non-religious causes. While the
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The Black Death‚ which started in 1348 and spread all over Europe‚ especially the cities of Manchester and London in England. Many issues arose in these societies over time. The bad health conditions‚ decrease in population‚ and the opening of job opportunities‚ all due to the plague‚ were both negative and positive issues that led to the industrialization and modernization of these cities. The rapid population growth in Manchester and London caused the the health conditions to become more
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11/30/12 Period# 5 In history every small or large issue had a great effect on the lives of many and created categories which people could associated‚ such as religion‚ economic classes‚ medical etc. The Black Death is one of those issues that help enforce and evolve many of this categories such as‚ Religion‚ economic‚ social‚ medical‚ and in this documents show people desperation and greedy. The middle ages which was the
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Social Studies January 26‚ 2013 The Black Death: How different were Christian and Muslim responses? It was a deadly disease that was causing destruction throughout the middle Ages. It devastated many people as well as killed many people. It had many names such as the Black Death‚ the great plague‚ and even the great pestilence. None of these names can describe the amount of struggle and devastation this disease brought upon the people living during the medieval times. This deadly disease
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