The black death

Topic #1: Discuss at least three ways in which people in the fourteenth century tried to explain the origins and spread of the plague (such as medical theories, environmental explanations, conspiracy theories, etc.). Topic #2: Discuss at least three of the different responses that various groups of people (Muslims, European doctors, Christian flagellants, etc.) had to the plague—what were some of the ways people tried to grapple with it or stop it?