Ms. McHargue and Mr. Dueker
The Black Death
Jan 07, 2016
The Black Death. 1347 - 1351. 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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Ms. McHargue and Mr. Dueker
What were thepolitical,
economic,and social effects
of the Black Death??
The Famine of The Famine of 1315-13171315-1317
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 ofstarvation & povertywas susceptibility todisease.
The CulpritsThe Culprits
Bubonic plague bacteria
Flea
Common Rat
1347: Plague 1347: Plague Reaches Reaches
Constantinople!Constantinople!
Spread of the plague into Europe.
The Disease The Disease CycleCycle
Flea drinks rat blood that carries the
bacteria.
Flea drinks rat blood that carries the
bacteria.
Flea’s gut cloggedwith bacteria.
Flea’s gut cloggedwith bacteria.
Bacteriamultiply inflea’s gut.
Bacteriamultiply inflea’s gut.
Flea bites human and regurgitates blood into human wound.
Flea bites human and regurgitates blood into human wound.
Human is infected!Human is infected!
The The SymptomsSymptoms
Bulbous
Septicemic Form:
almost 100% mortality rate.
2 Plague Victims2 Plague Victims
Attempts to Stop the Attempts to Stop the PlaguePlague
A Doctor’s Robe and
mask
“Leeching”
Treatment: Lancing a Treatment: Lancing a BulbusBulbus
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
Rate30% - 40% of Europe’s entire population died from the
plague
25,000,000 dead !!!
Impact of the Plague Impact of the Plague on Europeon 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 Impact of the Plague on Europeon Europe
30% of all people in
Europe die!!!
More farmland for survivors
Higher pay for surviving workers
Impact of Plague on Impact of Plague on EuropeEurope
Flagellation:Self-inflicted “whipping” to pay
for our sins! God is punishing us.
Impact of the Plague Impact of the Plague on Europeon Europe
Help End Feudalism: The serfs can make
more money and leave the manor.
Growth of Cities More Rights!
A Little Gruesome A Little Gruesome RhymeRhyme
“A sickly season,” the merchant said,“The town I left was filled with dead,and everywhere these queer red fliescrawled 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 A Little Black Death PoemPoem
“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.
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