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Period 7The Bubonic Plague

Ch. 8.5 Pgs. 269-271, 274-275What Was The Bubonic Plague?Black DeathHorrible epidemic Killed many people Throughout the middle agesIn Europe, Asia, North Africa and many other placesWorst case: Europe in 1347.

( The bubonic plague was less than 1 mm in size but it had destroyed more than 2/3 of Europe during the Dark ages.)

How Was It Spread?A ship returning from China in 1347 Had goods with rats that are carrying fleas who have the plague.The rats ran off and the fleas had hopped off the ratsA few months later: spread throughout Italy1348: spread to Spain and France

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( The map, behind shows how fast the plague has spread around Europe during the late 1340s early 1350s.)Effects on Normal LifeSome isolated themselves, others tried to flee but died trying.Induced terror and paranoiaJews were thought to have poison the wells.People turned to magic and witchcraft.1 in 3 people diedWrath from GodEnd of the WorldPolitical and Economic Turmoil

Effects On The Church.Why did God spare some and kill others?Many people tried to pray to God in hopes of him taking away all of these disasters.However with the church having a schism in 1378, people had began to question Christianity.

(Various people would go to churchand continuously pray to God to remove the plague.)

Effects on the EconomyPeople could not go to their jobs and produce goods for the towns.Production declined People demanded higher wages, which the government refused to give.The economy in Europe went into turmoil.

(The economy in Europe in the dark ages went down the tubes, almost as same as the Great Depression in America.)

Symptoms Of The PlagueVomitingBlack spots on chestPainful swellings in the armpits or legsExtremely high fever Abdominal and muscular painDiarrhea (mostly bloody)HallucinationsDeath

Could Medical Science Help?Medical science at the time had pretty much little or no effect on the plague.Doctors were reduced to use everything from surgery to magic.In fact most treatments actually caused more damage than it was supposed to prevent.

(A typical dark ages doctor who wore a mask, a protective robe and a long stick full of herbs, to prevent catching the plague.)

Famous Music or ArtOne of the most famous poems is Ring around the Rosie. Ring around the RosieA pocket full of posiesAshes, ashesWe all fall down.

Hans Holbeins Danse MacabreHans HolbeinsStory A Day in May

QuestionsHow did the Black Death become a Global Epidemic?What impact did the Bubonic Plague have on Europe during the Middle Ages?

Works CitedThe Black Death: Bubonic Plague. The Middle Ages.net. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Feb. 2012. .Bubonic Plague. Kidipede. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Feb. 2012. .Symptoms of Bubonic Plague. eMedTV. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Feb. 2012. .