The Black Death Flashcards
In what year did it start ?
1348
What were the two plagues?
The bubonic plague
The pneumonic plague
What were the causes?
- the bacteria yersinia pestis inside a fleas saliva
- when the flea bit an animal or a human it would pass on the bacteria and cause the animal to have the bubonic \ pneumonic plague
At what time of the year was the bubonic plague more dangerous and why ?
In the summer because the fleas would multiply quicker in the summer and die off in the cold of winter
Was the pneumonic plague affected by the weather ?
No
What parts of the body did the pneumonic plague attack ?
It attacks the lungs
Why didn’t the medieval people not understand what was happening ?
Because they hadn’t discovered what germs were yet
Where did the Black Death spread from and what year ?
In 1345 the Black Death started to kill people in china and India (asia) and spread to Europe
How was it spread from Asia to Europe ?
Trading routs
What were the symptoms ?
- feeling cold and tired
- buboes in armpit and groin
- blisters
- high fever
- unconscious/coma
- death
Approximately how long does it take for you to die once you’ve fought the disease ?
4-7 days
How did people try to prevent it ?
- banned people from entering cities
- they cleaned cities of rubbish
- potions
- they whipped themselves
- grew flowers and herbs and made the air smell good
What were some of the a
Effects of the Black Plague ?
- villages were deserted
- villeins stopped doing there labour and paid lower rents
- prices were low and wages were high
