Not too long ago, in a land not too far, far away....

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CHAPTER FOUR

The Black Death: A New Hell

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It is a period of great unrest. War and poor climatic conditions has caused famine across the land, and a plague has been carried from the east by rodents traversing the silk road. Although people flee from areas infected by plague, the rats carry it with them onto escaping ships, and it spreads throughout the Old World. Driven by religious zeal and panic, people take to blaming society’s undesirables: Jews, Gypsies, foreigners, the poor, and the ill for bringing about the damnable disease. The foul plague wreaks havoc on Europe, Eurasia, and the Middle East for centuries, dispatching hundreds of thousands - ultimately millions - to their early graves.

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CHAPTER FIVE

The Renaissance: The People Strike Back

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It was no longer a dark time for Europe, but a period of renewal and discovery. Although plague still occurs, it begins to subside in England during the mid-14th century. Since plague had devastated Europe’s population, wealth and opportunity has suddenly become more plentiful to the survivors, which heralds in the age of patronization of the arts. During the revival, a great machine is made: a printing press that allows new ideas to be copied and transmitted at a speed never before seen: new and revived information about nature, art, literature, music, philosophy, science, and medicine. Evading religious opposition, a more secular and self-aware mentality emerges, and establishes a lasting influence in public knowledge and identity.

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CHAPTER SIX

Return of The Black Death

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The Black Death has returned to Europe in an attempt to further wipe out its people. Little does the yersinia pestis bacteria know that a class of doctors treating plague has emerged on the scene. The doctors believe that their cures will spell doom for the pestilence that are once again decimating Europe’s inhabitants. In the 17th century, plague doctors dress in special costumes to protect themselves from the disease.

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CHAPTER SEVEN

Geekery Awakens

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The Black Death has vanished. Its absence caused by advancements in sanitation, science, and medicine. Many scientists will not rest until the last scourge has been destroyed. With the support of people across the globe, knowledge and curiosity continues to increase. People look to their past to see how far they’ve come, and to imagine a time now gone. People in first world countries live in an age of great advancement, and many see fit to enact the less fortunate times of the past.

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Where are chapters 1, 2,  and 3 you ask?  We're not going to say much about the period before the middle ages since it doesn't really apply to this project, although there is plenty to learn in general. We will say that earlier on, there were a bunch of skilled dudes hanging around talking about important stuff and forming civilization into something very similar to what it is today. In addition to [their own version of] democracy, these guys also believed in invisible particles that made up all things and was a driving force of life. These philosophies shared scientific theories that became all but lost in later years (and"rediscovered" in the Renaissance). A number of centuries after  those philosophers, there appeared a "chosen one" who had no human daddy, who changed the world and inspired religions.  Over time, these two modes of thought - science and faith-  have either been at odds or in chorus, depending upon the events of the era. Interest in each have ebbed and flowed over generations and continues to do so to this day.