25 million dead in 1347 a mysterious illness began to affect the mediterranean ports of europe. by...
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25 Million Dead
• In 1347 a mysterious illness began to affect the Mediterranean ports of Europe.
• By the time this first outbreak had subsided close to 1/3 of the human population of Europe had been killed.
• The foundational structures of European society would never be the same.
ASK???
• How much of the European population died from the Black Plague?
What is the Black Death?
• The Bubonic Plague is a disease called Versinia Pestis.
• It is carried by fleas that mainly live on black rats.
• These rats normally lived in the wild and weren’t harmed by the diseased fleas.
ASK???
• What is another name for the Black Death?
How did the Disease Spread?• Began in Asia during the
1330s.• First recorded case in
Sicily-Trader ships docked & unloaded before they realized they were infected
• Spread along sea trade routes
• Within 4 years almost all of Western Europe was infected
ASK???
• How was the disease spread?
European Living Conditions• The living conditions
in Medieval Europe helped the rats and fleas that carried the disease to thrive.
• People didn’t take baths and most were infested with lice and fleas.
ASK???
• How would you describe the typical living conditions of Europeans?
Medieval Medicine?• Medical knowledge
at the time was very limited
• Doctors of medieval times had no ideas about parasites or what diseases really were.
Treatments!!!• Some common treatments prescribed were:
– Bleedings– Taking herbal pills– Breathing in the odor from latrines (seriously!!!)– Various potions and concoctions.
ASK???
• What medical information from the Middle Ages do you think is the strangest and why?
Effects of the Plague• Trade declined • Prices for some products
actually went up as they were harder to acquire.
• Populations reduced• Religion-People either lost
faith or became more involved in their faith
• Break down of feudalism• Anti-Semitism-Christians
blamed the Jews-Many Jews were persecuted and killed
ASK???
• What effect do you think was the most significant and why?
The Plague TODAY