Case Study: The Black Death Flashcards
1
Q
what was the black death?
A
an outbreak of the bubonic plague
2
Q
what year did it reach England?
A
1348
3
Q
what % of the population is it believed to have killed?
A
40%
4
Q
how long after a victim caught the disease did they die?
A
3-5 days
5
Q
what did people think was causing the disease?
A
god
an unusual alignment of planets (Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) in 1345
an imbalance of the 4 humours
miasma
6
Q
how did people treat the black death?
A
prayer holy charms bloodletting purging sniffing strong herbs light fires to remove bad air lancing buboes
7
Q
how did people try and prevent the black death?
A
prayer king ordered processions in every church daily pilgrimage flagellation carried posies cleaning animal dung from streets fines for throwing litter segregated areas to butcher animals ringing bells to keep the air moving quarantine laws- those new to an area had to remain isolated for 40 days quarantine houses of victims- red cross
