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World Economic History

Explore the origins and spread of the Black Death in the 14th century Europe, its impact on life expectancy, and whether England and the Netherlands escaped the Malthusian trap.

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World Economic History

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  1. World Economic History October 5, 2007

  2. Life ExpectancyChapter 5

  3. Life expectancy

  4. The Black Death

  5. The Black Death

  6. Black Death Spread

  7. The Black Death: origins • The world experienced it before: • Byzantine Empire – 6th century AD • Spread to the Mediterranean world a century later • The bug(s): • Bubonic plague: bacillus carried by parasites on the back of rodents (the black rat) • Anthrax • Spread • Trade (ports, ships) • Beliefs of the time: spread through the air (miasma)

  8. Europe, 14th century

  9. Life after the Plague: did England and the Netherlands fled the Malthusian trap?

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