The correct answer is C. It shows how the plague’s cause was interpreted in the past.
Explanation:
Historians are experts that study event s of the past and multiple elements related to them including the causes and consequences of an event and the cultural and social context of it based on multiple sources. In the case of the excerpt presented, this is part of a report written in the Paris Medical Faculty in 1348 that explains the cause for the Black Death was that on March 20th of the same year there was a conjunction of three planets. This implies although it has been determined the Black Death causs was not related to an astronomical event like the one described in the excerpt this document can be used by a historian to understand the social and cultural context of this event and especially the way people that lived during that age interpreted and explained it. Therefore the reason to use this document to study the Black Death is that "it shows how the plague’s cause was interpreted in the past".
Freedom of the Press The First Amendment allows Americans to express themselves in print as well as in speech.When the Bill of Rights was written, “the press” referred to printed publications such as books, newspapers, and magazines. Today the press includes many other sources of media, such as radio, television, and computer networks.
