Primary Source Essay
Please address the following in a 3-4 page essay (typed, double spaced) using the five documents dealing with the Black Death on pp. 254-259 in Sources of the Making of the Westand pp. 337-339 (The Black Death, 1346-1353 in Chapter 13)The textbook material on the Black Death can be found in Chapter 13, Crisis and Renaissance, under the heading of Crisis: Disease, War, and Schism..:
Explain what the Black Death was.
Clarify the historical context (author and audience, date, central issue) of each of the five documents.
According to these documents, what caused the Black Death?
What did Contemporaries do to stop the plague from spreading?
Who was blamed for spreading the Black Death?