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first signs of the plague were lumps in the groin or armpits. After
this, livid black spots appeared on the arms and thighs and other parts
of the body. Few recovered. Almost all died within three days, usually
without any fever."
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in title, tags, annotations or urlThe Black Death of 1348 to 1350 - 4 views
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The Black Death had a huge impact on society. Fields went unploughed as the men who usually did this were victims of the disease. Harvests would not have been brought in as the manpower did not exist. Animals would have been lost as the people in a village would not have been around to tend them.
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Reaction to the Black Death - How the Black Death Worked | HowStuffWorks - 1 views
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They believed the Black Death was the punishment of God and took it upon themselves to try to appease him. The Flagellants marched barefoot throughout Europe, whipping themselves with scourges, or sticks with spiked tails. Enormous crowds gathered to watch the ritual beatings, complete with hymns and prayers for God's forgiveness. The pope was initially tolerant of the movement, but he denounced them in 1349, and the Flagellants disappeared, seemingly overnight.
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The Flagellants were also extremely anti-Semitic, but they weren't the only ones. While anti-Semitism was already on the rise in Europe, it reached a fever pitch when many came to believe that Jews were poisoning the wells and causing the Black Death.
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Feudalism and Religion in the Middle Ages - 8 views
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eudalism was the main political system in the Middle Ages.
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The Church had the same amount, if not more, power and wealth than the kings.
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All schools taught religion, most politicians were also priests, and no food was eaten without first saying thanks to God.
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