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=Times of Change=

"THE SHIP SAILED INTO THE BUSY HARBOUR. IT HAD COME FROM PORTS ON THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN WHERE IT TOOK ON A CARGO OF SPICES AND OTHER GOODS. WHEN THE SHIP LANDED, THE DOCKWORKERS WERE SURPRISED TO SEE SICK SAILORS STAGGERING ONTO THE SHORE. EVERYWHERE ON THE DECK OF THE SHIP LAY DEAD OR DYING SAILORS. THEY HAD BLACK AND PURPLISH BLOTCHES ON THEIR SKIN AND STRANGE EGG-SHAPED SWELLINGS IN THEIR ARMPITS. THE DYING WERE COUGHING, MOANING, AND VOMITING BLOOD."

PG 17, //WORLD VIEWS CHANGE AND CONTACT//

The "Black Death" changed the way that people saw the way that they were living; it began to change European Society as a whole. The focus of this WIKI is to look at how the values, beliefs, and society changed as a result of bubonic plague.

[|The Origins of the Black Plague]

__**Assignment:**__ 1. In groups of 3 to 4, you are to examine the topics that you have been assigned. 2. You will, in WORD, organize you thoughts and ideas before posting them to the WIKI. This will become the foundation for your evaluation. 3. Your group leader will be responsible to make sure that only one person is using the WIKI SPACE at a time, otherwise your work will be erased. 4. When you have completed your work, please review the ideas that others have submitted and consider adding information to their pages. 5. Please remember that you are making a contribution to this SPACE and it will only be effective and informative with your assistance.

__**Rubric:**__