Chapter 7 - I was sad / disappointed / angry to read that ...

life in the age of Commerce and Culture (500 - 1500) which battled disease and famine is being felt the same way today in 2020! To read in chapter 7 that disease transmittal has not changed throughout all of these years, centuries to millennials is a sad story to read. Knowing that we are sharing the same cycle of deprivation, death, and contributing to the collapse of political and governmental institutions across the globe is a frightening aspect. Our textbook speaks of epidemics carried by innocent traders, seaman and artisans from village to village, city to city, nation to nation wiping out huge percentages of the neighbor populations, is scary, to say the least.



In addition to all of the fears that are happening today, to see that plagues and hardship can span the globe faster than a positive world of love and hope is saddening, to say the least. We, too will overcome these present time hardships and hope and pray that a lesson will come from this to avoid for another millennial or two.