Warm Up

Warm Up The people in your city are getting sick.

You see that some of the people in your city have a lot of black spots. What do you think this is?

Agenda Video Notes Exit Quiz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IjhQDnoCcY – stop at 1:04

QuestionsWhat was one method used to kill those

affected?What kind of affect do you think the Black

Death had on culture, economy, and politics?

The Black Death The Black Death was

also known as the bubonic plague.

The Bubonic plague was a contagious epidemic disease that was transmitted by fleas on rats.

Symptoms This disease was

very fatal. The symptoms

included chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and the formation of buboes.

Effects Economy

Many financial businesses disrupted because their owners were dying.

The labor shortage was extremely severe.

Entire families were dying out and their possessions were left with no heirs.

Effects Population

One out of every three people died (Europe’s population decreased by one-third).

Effects Culture

Professors and teachers were dying. Therefore, schools and universities closed and people stopped receiving education.

Priests and bishops were also dying and churches were abandoned.

Effects Politics

City councils were ravaged.Local nobles and their families were

wiped out.Courts closed down and therefore wills

could not be probated.

Exit Quiz: Question 1 1) The Black Death is also known as the

__________________.A. Bubonic PlagueB. Fatal PlagueC. Barbonic PlagueD. Rats Plague

Exit Quiz: Question 2 2) All of these are systems of the Black

death EXCEPT:A. ChillsB. Ear AcheC. FeverD. Vomiting

Exit Quiz: Question 3 3) One out of every _________ people

died during the Bubonic Plague.A. fiveB. fourC. threeD. two

Exit Quiz: Question 4 4) During the Bubonic Plague entire

families died out and their possessions were left with no ____________.A. heirs B. hopeC. housesD. cleanliness

Exit Quiz: Question 5 5) During the Bubonic Plague, courts

closed down and _____ could not be probated.A. taxesB. lettersC. willsD. fines