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14th Century Disasters

You've read about the Calamitous 14th Century and all the disasters that befell it. Use the information in this excerpt from the Book of Revelation to answer the questions.

Above is a link to the excerpt from the Book of Revelation. I've included a visual of the event described by a Russian artist, painted in 1887 to help you understand what you are reading. Click the link and read the source before answering the questions.

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1NnIiMAME7VeQG8h-AT3j447svhHofqA5lgSqS62o09E/edit?usp=sharing

Question 1

Short answer

Explain one way that historical developments in the fourteenth century convinced some Europeans that they were experiencing the Apocalypse

Question 2

Short answer

Explain a second way that historical developments in the fourteenth century convinced some Europeans that they were experiencing the Apocalypse.

Question 3

Short answer

Explain one historical development in the fourteenth century that might demonstrate to Europeans hope that it was not the Apocalypse.

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