Black Death Flashcards
1
Q
What caused the Black Death?
A
Yersinia pestis
2
Q
What did they think it was at the time?
A
Bad air
3
Q
What happened to the population?
A
It decreased by 2.5 million
4
Q
What was the class that the Black Death made?
A
Yeomen
5
Q
What is it’s technical name?
A
Bubonic plague
6
Q
Where did it come from
A
Asia
7
Q
When did it come
A
1348
8
Q
Symptoms?
A
Buboes, chest pains, breathing troubles, boils and sneezing/coughing up blood
9
Q
What fraction of the population of England died
A
1/3-1/2
