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The Black Plague

The Black Plague. By: Ryan Tang and Cameron Cuzmanko. General Information. One of the most deadly diseases in history Peaked in Europe at 1348-1350 Killed off 30 - 60 percent of European population Close to 100 million perished from disease.

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The Black Plague

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  1. The Black Plague By: Ryan Tang and Cameron Cuzmanko

  2. General Information • One of the most deadly diseases in history • Peaked in Europe at 1348-1350 • Killed off 30 - 60 percent of European population • Close to 100 million perished from disease To the left, the picutre shows monks being cured by a priest, faces demented by the plague.

  3. What Caused the Black Plague? • Believed to have originated in China and traveled through trade •  Oriental rat fleas are thought to have carried the disease and spread them to humans • Oriental rat fleas bite rodents and then jump to humans •  The Silk Road helped to transmit the disease Oriental Rat Flea

  4. What is this virus? • No fully agreed upon theory • Most popular theory is plague theory • Yersinia pestis • Spread through fleas, but the disease relied on human infection to stay alive On the right, Yersinia pestis under 200x magnification and fluorescent lighting

  5. Impact of the Black Plague - Economy • Outlawed large-scale fishing •  Some monarchs instituded measures that prohibited exports of foods •  Set price control on grains • Caused a recession in the European Economy • Peasants had more job oppurtunities due to population drop • Surviving workers had benefit after the plague •  Changed economy from self-regulated to government controlled Black Death caused a major drop in population which altered the economy

  6. Impact of the Black Plague - Political • Depopulation caused by plague weakened peasants holdings • Authorities tried to stop the rising price of labor by setting limits • Political failure, war, and the disease set up the scene for tragedy The Black Death killed off many political ties between peasant and noble

  7. Impact of the Black Plague - Social • Europeans that were isolated were safer • Monks and priests were heavily affected • Treated victims of plague • Had little to no knowledge of plague • Many attacks against Jewish communities • No explanation; needed scapegoats • Thought plague was God's rage •  Hundred Years' War devastated Europe even further The killing and destruction of scapegoats was very common in the time of the plague.

  8. Impact of the Black Plague - Religion • People believed that the plague was an act of god's wrath • Many lost faith • People believed Flagellants were helping more than religious leaders • Their efforts actually hurt more than they helped • Jews were blamed for the outbreak and attacked • Pope Clement IV granted remission of sins to all who died in the Black Plague Many prayed for the loss of their loved ones

  9. There's a set outift...? • Black Plague doctors of the time had an outfit • Doctors usually were spreaders of disease • Produced places for fleas to spread • Ironically more harm than worth • Wide-brimmed hat close to the head • Primative gas mask that looks like crow mask • Long and black overcoat • Wooden cane • Leather breeches  (to protect legs from disease)

  10. Flagellants • Became very popular during Black Plague • Believed the plague was due to god's wrath • Traveled from town to town and beat themselves to represent the sufferings of Jesus and to pay for the sins of the rest of the world • Citizens began to believe that the Flagellants were more effective than church leaders • They were more harm then help Flagellants whipping themselves in order to show the sufferings of Jesus

  11. How it ended the Middle Ages • Less serfs (peasants) for work --> increased labor prices • Landlords unhappy • No choice but to pay serfs more money • People could soon buy themselves from serfdom • Many new revolts occurred • In accordance to money • Workers felt they deserved more A painting of a serf that is working the fields of a manor. Many uprisings occurred because of situations such as these.

  12. Citations • http://www.xtimeline.com/evt/view.aspx?id=70320 • http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/Routt.Black.Death • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death • http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/black-death.htm • http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/westeurope/BlackDeath.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_rat_flea • http://voices.yahoo.com/impact-black-death-medieval-economy-822031.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consequences_of_the_Black_Death • http://mustardseed71.wordpress.com/tag/pray/ • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/XenopsyllaCheopis.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Plague_victims_blessed_by_priest.jpg • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flagellants.png

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