explain by relative location on pg 37which role each person plays in the middle ages
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What was the Black Death?• Deadly plague in Europe 1346-
1352• Plague-disease that spreads quickly
and kills many people• Caused by form of bacteria carried
by fleas• Appeared in three forms
– Pneumonic-attacked lungs and caused coughing and sneezing fits
– Septicemic- traveled in bloodstream causing black spots under the skin
– Bubonic- most common which caused egg-sized swellings
How did the Black Death spread throughout Europe?
• Began in Gobi Desert and spread over trade routes along the Silk Road
• Mongols attack Caffa on the Black Sea– Caffa trades with Genoa
merchants– They carry plague to Sicily
• Merchants brought rats to Europe with trade goods
• 1st appeared in Italy and spread for 6 years
Why couldn’t people stop the spread of the Black Death?
• People were ignorant of its causes- blamed stars, infected clothing, God’s anger at sinners or Jewish people
• Tried ineffective cures- pomanders, flagellation (whipping one’s self), repentance of sins, and killing Jews
• No cure worked
How did the Black Death change life in Europe?
• 38 million people may have died in Europe (1 out of 2 people)
• Subsided in 1350s, with periodic flare-ups
• Ruined Europe’s economy– Trade stopped and wages went up
– Food prices fell
– Serfdom broke down
– Peasants and urban workers revolted and demanded more freedom
– Towns grow
– Reduced the power of the feudal lords