Transcript impact of the Black Plague

Do now: copy Black Plague Vocabulary into your
notebooks
 Bubonic plague AKA Black Death – a contagious
disease that devastated the world in the 1300s
 Epidemic – an outbreak of a disease that spreads
quickly & affects a large number of people
The Plague in the Middle Ages
Origins of
the “Black Death”
1 – In the 1300s, a
mysterious & deadly
disease arrived from
Central Asia & rapidly
spread to Europe &
Africa
Spread of
the Plague
Effects of
the Plague
1 – Rats, carrying fleas
infected with the
bubonic plague,
migrated to crowded
Medieval towns where
the disease quickly
spread.
2 – Increased trade in
the late Middle Ages
helped spread the
plague with greater
speed.
1 – Millions of people
died throughout
Europe, Asia & Africa.
Some estimates place
the death toll as high
as 1/3rd of Europe’s
total population.
2 – Lack of adequate
farmers, due to death
by disease, leads to
food shortages & the
deaths of millions
more people even after
the plague ends.
 Read the paragraphs & examine the map
 Answer questions 1 – 4 in your notebooks using FULL
SENTENCES
 Each member of the group will read about the effects
of the plague
 Use the underlined or highlighted information to fill
out the graphic organizer
 Summarize each using 10 words or less for each
Population
Losses
Economic
Decline
Social
& Political
Change
Confusion
& Disorder
 Which effect of the Black Plague do you feel has had
the largest impact on global history?
-give 2 reasons that support your choice