plauge/ Black Death Flashcards
when did it arrive in England?
1348
Miasma
bad smells and bad air
4 humours
an Ancient Roman idea where illness was caused by having too much blood, black bile, yellow bile or phlegm in the body
3 different forms of black death
Bubonic, Pneumonic, Septicemic
how many people did Bubonic plague kill?
killed 1/3 of the European population,
what caused bubonic plague?
flea bites
symptoms of bubonic plague
High fever, Aching limbs, Boils, Sickness lasted 3 days. weakest form
pneumonic plague
Caused by breathing in cough droplets from someone who is infected, cough up blood, effects respiratory system, death in 2 days
Septicemic plague
Caused when the infection reaches the bloodstream. Internal bleeding. Fingers, toes and nose turn black and begin to rot away
why did it spread?
tightly packed together, didn’t know causes, treatments and how to stop it. Kings and Governments didn’t think they had responsibility for health.
what did people use for inflammation of the skin?
Camomile lotion which was made from plants like daisies. It is a common ingredient in modern medicines too
what did people tie to the buboes?
live toads or chickens in an attempt to warm and soften the painful swellings
why did people let blood flow from an opened vein?
it was a common medieval treatment that aimed to restore the balance of the four humours.
How many times higher were the wills made in London in 1348 than in 1347?
15
What were religious beliefs towards the black death?
People believed they were being punished by God as he allowed the plague to spread so people prayed to try and fix it
What did Flagellants do?
they would whip themselves so God would take away the plague
theories of causes for the plague
supernatural movement of planets, miasma, looking people on the eyes, unbalanced humours caused by poor diets
treatments of black death
carrying flowers and rosemary to purify the air, no hot baths or exercise
how far did the Black Death travel in 500 days?
500 miles
When did the plague reach the far north?
December 1349
How much of England’s population did the Black Death kill?
60%, 3.5 million in 2 years
how were people buried
mass graves
What were the impacts of The Black Death in towns?
Lodgers and children forced on the streets, bodies and waste left on street, the King wrote to the Mayor of London
What date did King Edward ||| write to the Mayor?
April 1349
When did the plague die down?
1350
how many outbreaks were there between 1362 and 1500?
20
when was the plague mainly in towns?
1400
how did councils take responsibility after 1400?
they took more care to keep towns clean and to deal with anything that might create deadly miasma or upset the balance of 4 humours
