New Ice Age Analysis

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War and pestilence played a huge role in the situation of Europe in the 14th to 15th century. (pg. 299-304) The calamities that initiated the 14th century and greatly damaged the state of Europe set into motion a series of changes to adapt to and recover from the struggles against the growing cold of the New Ice Age along with the later, horrific Great Famine that struck many European countries between 1315 and 1322. (pg. 297) The New Ice Age dealt a heavy blow to many Greenland settlements that focused on agriculture and could not adapt to the bitter cold that ruined crops and damaged the chances of successful fishing. (pg. 296) Also, the later-developed pestilence known as the Great Famine primarily struck northern Europe, most of the critical damage being done primarily due to the lack of economical interconnection between northern countries. (pg. 298)
In the same way that Europeans struggled against the New Ice Age, they especially failed to adapt to the famine due to their reliance on agriculture. (pg. 297) The Great Famine also called for adaptation, development, and improvement due to the unfortunate circumstances it presented, leading the church to take action and share resources to stop things from becoming worse than they already were. (pg. 298) Also, the settlement of new lands became an unexpected result of the Great Famine, due to many …show more content…

(pg. 318) The fall of Constantinople to the 80,000 soldiers that Mahomet assembled felt like the second fall of a fragile empire like Rome, due to its adrift and dangerously unstable condition. (pg. 318) With the death of Constantine, who was killed in the invasion, the fall of Constantinople was lamented by many such as George Sphrantzes, a native of Constantinople who suffered a disastrous outcome due to his family's involvement in the failed battle to defend Constantinople. (pg. 318, Fall of

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