Western Civilization I / Unit 18 WC1 1726 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Join: Plague Twice
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The idea
Justinian's plague of five forty-two killed half of Constantinople and severed East from West; the Black Death of thirteen forty-eight killed a third or more of Europe and reversed the manor's bargain. Both figures are the anchor's; both consequences are the record.
In practice
Entries 0805, 1107 and 1109.
Where people slip
The first plague helped make the West poor; the second helped make its survivors freer.
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