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The Black Death

The Black Death. 1.What is the “Black Death ”? 2.What caused the Black Death ? 3.What were the consequences?. You must know!.

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The Black Death

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  1. The Black Death

  2. 1.What is the “Black Death”? 2.What caused the Black Death? 3.What were the consequences? You must know!

  3. Historians think that the plague arrived in England during the summer of 1348. During the following autumn it spread quickly through the south west. Few villages escaped. Churchyards were full with bodies. The plague spread quickly during the winter of 1348-1349 to the north of England. By 1350, nearly the whole of Britain was infected with the plague. At the end of 1350 nearly two and a half million people were dead! The plague arrives

  4. See the following slide to find out. But before you do….. Can you guess some of the symptoms? What were the symptoms of the plague?

  5. Can you write a short paragraph explaining how the black death came to Europe and how it was passed on? Where did the Black Death come from?

  6. The question that you are probably thinking is this; Q: Who or what caused the Black Death? A: This is your answer! What caused the plague? The Oriental Rat Flea!

  7. How it all happens!

  8. We now know that the most common form of the Black Death was the BUBONIC PLAGUE! This disease was spread by fleas which lived on the black rat. The fleas sucked the rat’s blood which contained the plague germs. When the rat died the fleas jumped on to humans and passed on the deadly disease. How was the plague transmitted?

  9. Medieval people did not know about germs causing disease. They did not understand that plague was spread by rats and fleas. They thought that people’s bodies were poisoned. If the swellings burst and the poison came out people sometimes survived. It seemed sensible to draw out the poison. Cures?

  10. The swellings should be softened with figs and cooked onions. The onions should be mixed with yeast and butter. Then open the swellings with a knife !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Medieval cure number 1

  11. Take a live frog and put its belly on the plague sore. The frog will swell up and burst. Keep doing this with further frogs until they stop bursting. Some people say that a dried toad will do the job better !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Medieval cure number 2

  12. Was the Black Death a disaster for everyone? • Why it wasn’t so bad for some people in the end. • How helpful do you think the medieval cures actually were? Did they help at all or were they more harmful? What do you think?!

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