Transcript The Black Death - pkwy.k12.mo.us

Ms. McHargue and Mr. Dueker
What were the
political,
economic,
and social effects
of the Black Death??
The Famine of
1315-1317
 By 1300 Europeans were farming almost all the land they could
cultivate.
 A population crisis developed.
 Climate changes in Europe produced three years of crop
failures between 1315-17 because of excessive rain.
 As many as 15% of the peasants in some English villages died.
 One consequence of
starvation & poverty
was susceptibility to
disease.
The Culprits
Flea
Bubonic plague
bacteria
Common Rat
1347: Plague
Reaches
Constantinople!
Spread of
the plague
into Europe.
The Disease
Cycle
Flea drinks rat blood
that carries the
bacteria.
Bacteria
multiply in
flea’s gut.
Human is infected!
Flea bites human and
regurgitates blood
into human wound.
Flea’s gut clogged
with bacteria.
The Symptoms
Bulbous
Septicemic Form:
almost 100%
mortality rate.
2 Plague Victims
Attempts to Stop the
Plague
“Leeching”
A Doctor’s Robe
and mask
Treatment: Lancing a Bulbus
European doctors were
totally unprepared to
treat victims who
became sick. One
popular treatment was to
lance or “pop” the sores
with a sharp metal stick.
However, this actually
made things worse
because it often made
the wound infected and it
spread puss and germs
to more people.
The Mortality
Rate
30% - 40% of Europe’s entire
population died from the plague
25,000,000 dead !!!
Impact of the Plague on
Europe
Pograms: attacks against the Jewish people
living in Europe.
Violence against
Jewish people
blamed for the
plague
“Golden Circle” obligatory
badge that Jews had to
wear
Impact of the Plague on
Europe
30% of all people
in Europe die!!!
More farmland
for survivors
Higher pay for
surviving workers
Impact of Plague on
Europe
Flagellation:
Self-inflicted “whipping” to pay
for our sins! God is punishing us.
Impact of the Plague on
Europe
Help End Feudalism: The serfs can make more money
and leave the manor.
Growth of Cities
More Rights!
A Little Gruesome
Rhyme
“A sickly season,” the merchant said,
“The town I left was filled with dead,
and everywhere these queer red flies
crawled upon the corpses’ eyes,
eating them away.”
“Fair make you sick,” the merchant said,
“They crawled upon the wine and bread.
Pale priests with oil and books,
bulging eyes and crazy looks,
dropping like the flies.”
A Little Black Death
Poem
“Ring around the Rosy.
When some one had the plague, the first sign
was a red (or rosy) face.
Pocket full of Posies.
Posies were a nice smelling flower used to
cover up the awful smell of a plague victim.
Ashes, Ashes, we all fall down!”
“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust” is what they
said when they were burying a person.