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1 giorno fa · Date. 1346–1353. Deaths. 25,000,000 – 50,000,000 (estimated) The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Europe from 1346 to 1353. One of the most fatal pandemics in human history, as many as 50 million people [2] perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. [3]
- 1346–1353
- Bubonic plague
- 75,000,000–200,000,000 (estimated)
3 giorni fa · The 14th century, with the absence of the popes during the Avignon Papacy, had been a century of neglect and misery for the city of Rome, which dropped to its lowest level of population. With the return of the papacy to Rome repeatedly postponed because of the bad conditions of the city and the lack of control and security, it was first ...
1 giorno fa · 14th century. Early 14th century - Mid 14th century: Multistage rocket in Ming dynasty China described in Huolongjing by Jiao Yu. By at least 1326: Cannon in Ming dynasty China; 14th century: Painting Canvas was first used in Italy. 14th century: Jacob's staff described by Levi ben Gerson
1 giorno fa · Black Death. Date: 1347 - 1351. Location: Europe. Context: pandemic. On the Web: Gresham College - The Black Death (May 06, 2024) Top Questions. How many people died during the Black Death? What caused the Black Death? Where did the Black Death originate? What were the symptoms of the Black Death? How did the Black Death affect Europe?
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- It is not known for certain how many people died during the Black Death. About 25 million people are estimated to have died in Europe from the plag...
- The Black Death is believed to have been the result of plague, an infectious fever caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. The disease was likely...
- The plague that caused the Black Death originated in China in the early to mid-1300s and spread along trade routes westward to the Mediterranean an...
- Yersinia causes three types of plague in humans: bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic. Although there is DNA evidence that Yersinia was present in vi...
- The effects of the Black Death were many and varied. Trade suffered for a time, and wars were temporarily abandoned. Many labourers died, which dev...
- The Black Death has also been called the Great Mortality, a term derived from medieval chronicles’ use of magna mortalitas. This term, along with m...
4 giorni fa · Humanism, system of education and mode of inquiry that originated in northern Italy during the 13th and 14th centuries and later spread through western Europe. The term is alternatively applied to a variety of Western beliefs, methods, and philosophies that place central emphasis on the human realm.
- Robert Grudin
3 giorni fa · Giovanni Boccaccio provided the most famous description of what happened during the Black Death in Italy. His report on the behavior of the Florentines after plague entered their city during the spring of 1348 serves as introduction and frame for his collection of 100 tales entitled the Decameron. The epidemic provides the pretext for a group ...
4 giorni fa · Edward’s position in England, where, throughout his life, he was heir apparent, was that of a typical 14th-century magnate. The registers of his household from 1346 to 1348 and from 1351 to 1365 have survived and add to what is known of him from the chroniclers and from his biographer, the herald of Sir John Chandos.
