History 3A
DeAnza College
Christopher R. Jackson
Primary source analysis paper #5: Bring Out Your Dead
Why did the Black Death occur? How did different people react to the Black Death? What were the social, economic, cultural, and political effects of the Black Death? Consider at least three different societies in your answer.
Use your textbook and the following readings to write an essay analyzing the causes and effects of the Black Death.
Black Death (Link)
University of Paris Medical Faculty, Writings on the Plague (Link)
Marchione di Coppo Stefani, The Florentine Chronicle, "Concerning a Mortality in the City of Florence in which Many People Died" (Link)
Typed, double-spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides (this is usually the default for most word processing programs), approximately 600-800 words. Note: before sending the assignment, you must rename the file in the following format: LastnameFirstname-papernumber.doc. Example: JacksonChristopher-paper1.doc. Put your name and the assignment name in the subject line of the e-mail. If the file is not properly named, it will not be accepted. Please do not “borrow” material from the web without providing proper citations and enclosing direct quotations in quotation marks. Otherwise, it will be considered plagiarism, and the penalties will be severe.
Due by e-mail attachment.
crjackson81@gmail.com