The Impact of the Black Death on Europeans and the Similarities with the Coronavirus Pandemic

Biological Cause of the Black Death

In this short essay, you will explain, in one double-spaced page, the impact the Black Death had on Europeans during the 1300s. In doing so, you will identify the biological cause of the Black Death (including pathogen, reservoirs, and vectors) and discuss the social response to the plague and the process of scapegoating. In addition, you will provide an example from the coronavirus pandemic that provides an example of a similar response to either the scapegoating or conspiracy-type theories that were prevalent during the Black Death. You will use examples to support all of your points. Essays that do not will be considered incomplete. You will be graded on grammar and composition use of terminology that has been used in the text and on MyCanvas providing examples to support your points content accuracy Note: Your comprehension of textbook material and content on MyCanvas is being evaluated. You are permitted to use your textbook and associated MyCanvas content for this assignment. Essays that do not use the textbook and MyCanvas will be considered incomplete and will receive a failing grade. In this essay, you will use web-based documents to make a connection between the Black Death and the Coronvavirus Pandemic. You must use examples from your textbook and research sources to support your points. Direct quotations are not permitted. You are expected to use an editing program like Grammarly prior to submitting your work. Assignments that are found to have any originality issues will be considered an academic offense and a zero will be assigned to the work following the Academic Integrity Policy at Mohawk College. Here are the content from MyCanvas regarding the black death which requires the expert to watch a 2 minute video about it as well. In 1347, Europe began a transformation. Over the course of the next five years, populations would experience one of the worst calamities that had ever been recorded: the Black Death. Today we know that the Black Death was caused by the bubonic plague - a bacterial infection that was carried by rats and spread by their fleas. "Not only did the Black Death whittle populations from some 80 million people to approximately 25-30 million between 1347 and 1351, but it was also responsible for inciting fear, chaos, and genocide. Use Table 1.3 - The World the Black Death Made to list and describe the impact the plague had on Europe. Once you have completed Table 1.3, move on to Video 1.1 - Reconstructing the Genome of the Black Death" "TABLE 1.3 - THE WORLD THE BLACK DEATH MADE FEATURE DESCRIPTION Black Death Mortality Explanations for the Black Death Actions toward Jewish people Religion movements Impact on technology Impact on the future of Europe Table 1.3 - The World the Black Death Made. Use this table to locate information for the final test and outline material for your essay; i.e., if you are writing on the Black Death. This table asks students to describe the following features of the Black Death and how they impacted culture and society: (1) The mortality of the Black Death, (2) explanations for the Black Death, actions towards Jews, (3) the development of religious movements, (4) the impact on technology, and (5) the impact on the future of Europe" Here is the video link "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kybm3fvjEI&feature=emb_logo" "Reconstructing the Genome of the Black Death. In this video, Dr. Poinar at McMaster University discusses his work on the Black Death and how he was able to determine the causative agent that was responsible for killing an estimated 25-50 million people in Europe during the 14th Century". This is all the info avaible for me to access regarding the Black Death. I Dont have a textbook however expert can use other sources to validate the matter on the web in relation to the content shared above. Thank you.