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What are some epidemics (diseases that kill a lot of people) that we have today?

SAT Word of the Day: Benevolent (adj)- to be friendly or helpful

What does the children’s game “Ring Around the Rosy” have to

do with the Middle Ages?

The Children

Ring a-round the rosy = rosary beads give you God’s help

Pocket full of posies = used to stop the odor of rotting bodies thought to cause the plague

Ashes, ashes! = the church burned the dead when burying became too difficult

We all fall down! = dead

Answer Guided Questions as we go along with notes today

What was the Black Death?• A devastating epidemic from 1347-1351• About 75 million people died (1/3 of Europe

and China’s population)

More horrible histories (Bottom of Notes)

• As you are watching, jot down some things they pointed out about the black plague

• Who’s the man in the crow nose?• What were some of the home remedies they

tried to use?• Who/what did they think caused the Black

Plague?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KHlIWpyJrQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqxfjG_imzA

3 Forms of the Disease

Bubonic Plague- painful lymph node swellings

Septicemic Plague (also called “blood poisoning)- attacked the blood system

Pneumonic Plague- attacked the respiratory system

The Bubonic Plague

• Painful lymph node swelling

• Oozing pus and blood• Dark blotches Black

Death!• Mortality Rate: 30-75 %

• Once it explodes, death soon follows

The Septicemic Plague• Attacked the blood

system • Skin turns deep shades

of purple (almost black) The Black Death

Mortality Rate: close to 100%.

The Pneumonic Plague

•2nd most commonly seen form of the Black DeathAirborne transmissionInfected the lungs Mortality Rate : 90-95%

What caused the Black Plague?

Remember PERCEPTION vs. REALITY???

What is the difference?

Perception

• People living in the Middle Ages thought that God was punishing them for their sins so he sent the plague down to kill them

• Religion controlled everything• No scientific reasoning behind this theory

But this is what ACTUALLY caused the Black Plague

(REALITY)

The Disease The Disease CycleCycle

Flea drinks rat blood that carries the

bacteria.

Flea’s gut cloggedwith bacteria.

Bacteriamultiply inflea’s gut.

Flea bites human and puts infected blood into human wound.

Human is infected!

The Path of the Plague• Started in Asia• Spread by merchants on trade routes • Spread throughout Europe• Lasted 3 years• Passing through

– Italy– France– England– Germany– Denmark

Efforts to stop the Plague

• Scents - incense and aromatic oils• Sound – church bells• Isolation of incoming ships• Quarantine of sick people • Self-flogging to punish yourself for sins

Who was affected the most?

• People living in cities• Wealthy fled to the countryside (Isaac

Newton)• Why would the city be the most affected?

Hint: Think about the ways in which the countryside differs from the city?

What were theeffects

of the Black Death??

Effects

• Workers who survived could demand more money and fair treatment

• Oversupply of goods prices dropped

• Quality of life rises for the people who survived

And Now?• The bubonic Plague still

exists– Pictures of a man who

survived the black plague

Homework

Honors:Black Death Document Based

Questions (DBQ)

Project time!!!!!!

Project Criteria (3 classes)

• In groups of 4, you will design and create a board game about the black death

• Must include:– Title– Objective– Rules– Visuals– Manipulatives (objects for players to move around the

board)– FOLLOW DIRECTIONS AND RUBRIC