The Black Death
-
Upload
forrest-velasquez -
Category
Documents
-
view
14 -
download
0
description
Transcript of The Black Death
The Black Death
Black Plague hits Europe
Produced by Mr. Markowski
“Ring Around the Rosies”: A Plague Chant!!!!
• Ring around the rosies
• A pocket full of posies
• Achoo! Achoo!
• We all fall down.
Medieval Artist’s Painting of the Plague
Disaster Strikes• Estimated population of Europe from
1000 to 1352. 1000 38 million 1100 48 million 1200 59 million 1300 70 million 1347 75 million 1352 50 million
Path of the Plague
The CulpritsThe Culprits
Black Rats brought the plague from Asia
Fleas on Rats Carried the Plague
The Plague Cycle
The Plague Struck All Social Levels
Three Types of Plague• Bubonic--most common; last
about 1 week
• Pneumonic--infected lungs; last about 2 days
• Septicaemic--gets into bloodstream; last just hours
Bubonic Plague• Most common
form• Buboes = enlarged
lymphatic glands• Fever, vomiting,
headaches, etc.• 1-7 days to appear• Mortality rate: 30-
75%
Buboes
Pneumonic Form• Second most
common
• Infected the lungs
• Coughing up blood
• Mortality Rate: 90-95%
Medieval Art & the Medieval Art & the PlaguePlague
Bring out your dead!
Septicaemic Form
• Most rare form
• Blood directly infected
• Skin turns deep purple or black; high fever
• Die same day you get it
• Mortality Rate: close to 100%
Theories on How the Plague Spread
• Religious Theory: God spread it as punishment
• Death From Space Theory: Earth passed through a space cloud
• Trade Route Theory: started on the coasts and spread inland
Fighting the Plague• Clean up
• Isolate the Sick & the Dead
• “Religious” Remedies
• “Medical” Remedies
• “Escape” to the Countryside
Attempts to Stop the Attempts to Stop the PlaguePlague
Flagellanti:Self-inflicted “penance” for our
sins!
Attempts to Stop the Attempts to Stop the PlaguePlaguePograms against the
Jews
“Jew” hat
“Golden Circle” obligatory badge
Medieval Medicine
Plague “Doctor”
Quack! Quack!
Death Triumphant !:Death Triumphant !:A Major Artistic A Major Artistic
ThemeTheme
Early Germ Warfare
•Bodies of Plague victims were catapulted into enemy camps to spread the disease
The Dance of Death
Plague Outbreaks Occur Until 1670
Results of the Black Death on Europe
• At least 1/3 of the population of Europe was dead by 1350 (more outbreaks occur until 1670 but never as severe)
• Economic Problems: Feudal System failing– Example: What happens when # of workers
goes down?
• Peasant Revolts
Population Chart of Europe: 1000-1700
Why did the Black Plague vanish by 1670?
• Better housing and hygiene
• Brown rats overrun the Black rats
• New bacteria gives some immunity