Black Death 1348-9

Question 1

Black Death

Answer 1

• outbreak of bubonic plague
• probably spread by flea bites
• usually killed victims in three to five days
• 200 people buried a day
• third of England died

Question 2

Causes of Black Death

Answer 2

• religious and supernatural - result of god deserting man kind
• unusual positioning of planets
• natural causes-poisonous fumes from volcano

Question 3

Treatments of Black Death

Answer 3

• supernatural- confess your sins and pray

* natural - tried to bleed and purge.strong smelling herbs.lancing boils,those who burst boils often survived

Question 4

Preventing Black Death

Answer 4

• Supernatural - pray to god,pilgrimage,self flagellation
• natural- escape the plague,move elsewhere
• common beliefs- doing joyful things
• government action- quarantine laws.banned preaching and large crowds.could not fully enforce these always.cleaned streets