<span>When the plague arrived, people believed it to be a punishment of God. Therefore, they often turned to the Church for help. But since the priests and bishops could not actually offer a cure or even an explanation, the Catholic Church lost a lot of its influence and for many people, their view of the world changed drastically.</span>
They land was fertile and eguharus and tigris where surrounding mesopotamia so when the 2 rivers flooded it left fertile soil. :)
Abraham Lincoln urged the South to reconsider its actions before seceding.
I believe it is Jonathan Edwards