Assignment Problem:
Q1. In the document The Cremation of Strasbourg Jewry St. Valentine's Day, February 14, 1349 - About The Great Plague And The Burning Of The Jews, What happened to many European Jews during the Bubonic Plague? Why were some Jews spared? According to the author, why were the Jews really blamed for the plague?
Q2. This common nursery rhyme describes the Bubonic Plague.
"Ring a-round the rosy Pocket full of posies Ashes, ashes! We all fall down!"
"Ring a-round the rosy" probably refers to rosary beads which are supposed to provide God's help. Posies are flowers that were used to stop the odor of rotting bodies. Ashes refer to cremation of bodies. "We all fall down" is the final outcome of the plague. What do we learn about the plague from this nursery rhyme? Why did children sing this nursery rhyme? Explain.