2006-11-03 10:57:40 · 7 answers · asked by mahboub T 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't see any any relation between these two events. While the crusades were not exactly a high point in human history, the transmittance of a communicable disease is not in any way related to it. Village life was a fertile ground for the plague to grow in.
2006-11-03 11:05:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Black Death appeared many times in history and still does on occasion, the occurrences in the 700's, in the 1300's and in the 1600's are the best known. This website notes that an estimated 137 million people have died of "the plague". However the black death isn't the only plague to kill off mankind. Influenza after the First World War killed over 25 million people world wide in about one year. Sexually transmitted diseases like syphilis have done untold damage for centuries. And then, of course, the biggie is AIDS which has killed...I don't even want to guess how many...with an estimated 40 million or more infected now and 1,000's more being infected every day. God help us all!
http://home.nycap.rr.com/useless/bubonic_plague/
2006-11-03 11:40:07 · answer #2 · answered by Lynn K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A large volcano did erupt in Asia that caused global cooling (there was just an episode on NOVA about it - very cool), but also they started burning "witches" - that is, old women with no societal value and anyone who'd made an enemy in town - and CATS. During the burning times cats were nearly wiped out. Since the bubonic plague was spread by fleas and the fleas traveled on rats, getting rid of the cats was clearly a bad move on the part of the Inquisition.
2006-11-03 15:23:23 · answer #3 · answered by wyvern1313 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, a large volcano erupted in the the India ocean causing global cooling
the cooler temps from this event caused the fleas that can carry the bubonic plague "black death"
to catch the virus plague witch was then spread to man by rats
because of the unsanitary living conditions back then
your other question
[Europe was safe before that?]
makes no sense
2006-11-03 11:01:54 · answer #4 · answered by Truthasarous rex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Europe wasn't safe before that.
The timing you are implying is coincidental.
2006-11-03 11:03:55 · answer #5 · answered by rangedog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Curses and Jinns and tigers oh my! You have the logical reasoning of a third grader.
2006-11-03 11:00:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
curse of the witches ???
ohhhhhhh !!!
dunno lol
2006-11-03 10:59:32 · answer #7 · answered by Peace 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋