Health & The People: The Black Death Flashcards
When did a bubonic plague occur in Europe?
From 1346 to 1353
How many people died during the bubonic plague?
50 million
What was the bubonic plague cause by?
Bacterium yersinia pestis
Rat fleas - bit and fed off rats as well as people
Germs lived in the blood of black rats and in the guts of the fleas
How did it spread? (4)
Houses were close together
People washed and drank unclean water
Towns were overcrowded
Waste was put on floors and in rivers
What was the impact on England? (6)
Killed at least a third of the population
Food was not harvest - food shortages
Village farm animals were untended
Lords changed to sheep farming
Feudal systems broke down
Opinions towards Catholic Church changed
When was the statue of labourers introduced?
1351
Who was the statue of labourers introduced by?
The government
What was the statue of labourers?
A law that stated:
No peasants could be payed more that the wages paid in 1346
No lord/masters should offer more wages paid in 1346
No peasants could leave the village they belonged to
