Discussion Post: The Bubonic Plague
Watch the YouTube video "mankind the story of all of us season 1 episode 05 Plague" from time index 10:46 to 36:05 and answer the following questions.
o Find Issyk Kul on google maps, then Feodosia (modern day Kaffa) on the Black Sea. Then scroll west to Avignon, France to get a view of the distance covered by the Plague. (no response required)
o How is the Bubonic Plague spread (what two life forms)?
o What highly unusual method does the Mongol commander Janibeg use to spread the plague to the defenders of Kaffa?
o Describe the sanitary condition of Europe at this time period in history.
o View this map of the plague. What jumps out at your about this
o When the plague strikes Avignon, France, what radical solution is taken to dispose of the bodies?
o Who are the victims of the Saint Valentines Massacre in Strasbourg, Germany in 1349? Did this stop the advance of the Plague?
The response should include a reference list. Using double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.
Attachment:- Map-of-the-Plague.rar