Study the photo and use what you have learned about the history of the Plague to choose the best caption for the photo. a.
Mass burials of Bubonic Plague victims in the Middle Ages
b.
Over population leads to The Black Death
c.
Large areas of population led to an increase in the spread of The Black Death
d.
Great suffering throughout Europe

ExplanatioIt was a disease that would turn the world upside down, and it spread faster than it could be understood.

The “Black Death” that raged through the world during the Middle Ages was the most devastating infectious

disease recorded in human history. By the time the Plague had finally loosened its death grip, it had claimed

the lives of nearly half of the world’s population in less than five years. This special presentation, The Plague,

offers two compelling perspectives on the ravages of this disease. Journals and personal narratives from the

14th century take viewers inside the world of the disease as those who lived through it attempted to make

sense of its origins and significance amidst the chaos of its terror. These voices of perplexed horror and fear

are answered by contemporary historians and scientists who help us understand the sources of the Plague

and assess the long-term effects of this chilling pandemic.

This two-hour documentary traces the spread of this disease by describing both the methods of transmission,

and the path of infection as those who traversed trade routes unknowingly carried it throughout the world.

As the uncontrollable infections spiraled throughout

Europe, hysteria ensued. Those looking to place blame

laid responsibility at the door of God, at Jews, and at one

another, without any true explanation to comfort them.

The Plague chronicles the staggering effects of this

disease on European society, analyzing the ways that

these unexpected events in the 1340s altered the world

forever. Insights are drawn from first-person accounts

from Pope Clement VI, Princess Joan of England, Agimet,

a Jewish servant to a wealthy Swiss nobleman, and French

physician Guy de Chauliac. Educators and their students

will be riveted by these dramatic testimonies, and the

conclusions this program draws about the transformations

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