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Homework. MA #13 due tomorrow Test on the Middle Ages Monday Research assignment is due May 16. Aim: How did the Bubonic Plague transform European society?. April 30, 2014. I. Political Effects of the Plague .
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Homework • MA #13 due tomorrow • Test on the Middle Ages Monday • Research assignment is due May 16
Aim: How did the Bubonic Plague transform European society? April 30, 2014
I. Political Effects of the Plague • Why did the Plague lead to a breakdown of law and order in European countries?
II. Religious Effects of the Plague • Who were the flagellants? What was their reaction to the Bubonic Plague? Why would a group like this gain so many followers at this point in history? • Why did the Bubonic Plague lead to an increase in Anti-Semitism? • Ultimately, what effect is the Bubonic Plague going to have on the power and the influence of the Church?
III. Economic Effects of the Plague • What effect is the plague going to have on the economies of the major European countries? • Let’s say that you are a serf who manages to survive the plague. Why are you going to be in a good position after the plague is over? • What effect will these changes have on Feudalism and Manorialism?
III. Summing Up • Based on what you have learned, why could the Bubonic Plague be considered an event that helps to end the Middle Ages and start the Renaissance? • Are there any diseases/epidemics today that you would consider to be “our” Bubonic Plague? Why?