The Black Plauge

Question 1

What were the negative effects of the Black death?

Answer 1

1: 25,000,000 people or one third of the population died out.
-many people died and were buried without
religious services and in mass graves.
2: Feudalism fell apart.
-not enough people were left to work or protect
the land

Question 2

What were the positive effects of the black plague?

Answer 2

1: the disease did not damage farm land, buildings, or ships.
2: wages rose.
-peasants and serfs found their skills in high
demand and were paid for them.
3: more goods became available and trade increased in Italy mostly.
4: there was a period of rebirth
-people realized that life is sacred and wanted
to be educated

Question 3

What were the three causes of the black plague?

Answer 3

Traders from Asia brought rats who have the disease they had fleas and the fleas bit the humans.
Garbage and dirty conditions were home for rats.
There were many different types of diseases

Question 4

Why did so many people not get buried with funeral services?

Answer 4

Too many people were dying, priests did not want to get sick, and most of the family didn’t either.