00:00 The Black Death was a mysterious disease that swept across Europe and Asia, killing a significant portion of the world, and its cause is still unknown.

04:09 The Black Death, which occurred in the 14th century, resulted in a significant decrease in the human population, leading to an increase in trees and a decrease in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, as well as a lack of genetic diversity in the UK today.

08:08 The Black Death resulted in a lack of time and space to bury the dead, leading to bodies stacking up and dogs eating corpses, creating an ugly scene.

12:33 The Black Death was called the "big death" or the "great mortality" before it became known as the Black Death, and the Paris College of Physicians believed it was caused by a "fog of death" resulting from the alignment of planets, leading to recommendations of burning fires and carrying aromatic wood to combat the fog.

16:24 The word "quarantine" comes from the Black Death, as Venice started isolating ships for 40 days before allowing them to come on land, although this measure did not protect everyone and 60% of the population of Venice died within 18 months.

20:13 During the Black Death, Christians burned Jews alive and entire communities were walled up and set on fire, causing many Jews to flee to the countryside; the plague had significant social, religious, and economic impacts on Europe.

24:54 The Black Death led to a decrease in population, which resulted in a decrease in the price of labor and an increase in the availability of food, but also sparked the birth of modern science and medicine and a shift in art and poetry towards a focus on death; the cause of the Black Death is still debated, with conflicting information about whether it was caused by bubonic plague or something else entirely.

29:15 The cause of the Black Death is still debated, with conflicting information about whether it was caused by bubonic plague or something else entirely, such as a hemorrhagic fever like Ebola or an extinct or dormant bacterium.

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