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Assignment:
1. Read 14.1 "Christian and Muslim Views on the Fall of Antioch" on page 403 and answer all the questions in the comment box provided.
a. Why did Firouz agree to help the Crusaders, according to the two accounts? Why do you think they differ in this regard?
b. Do either of the two accounts recognize that many people in Antioch, including Firouz and his brother, were Christian? Do you think the Crusaders recognized this?
c. What other similarities and differences do you see in the two accounts?
2. Read 14.2 "Italian and English Views on the Plague" on page 417 and answer all the questions in the comment box provided.
a. How did the residents of Florence respond to the plague, as described by Boccaccio?
b. What were some of the effects of the plague in England, as described by Knighton?
c. how might the fact that Boccaccio was writing in an urban setting and Knighton was writing from a rural monastery that owned a large amount of land have shaped their perspectives?
Book Source: A History of World Societies Volume B from 800 to 1815 by McKay.