Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY The Black Death 1347 - 1351 Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
Septicemic Form: almost 100% mortality rate. The Symptoms Bulbous Septicemic Form: almost 100% mortality rate.
The Mortality Rate 35% - 70% 25,000,000 dead !!!
The Culprits
From the Toggenburg Bible, 1411
Medieval Art & the Plague
Boccaccio in The Decameron The victims ate lunch with their friends and dinner with their ancestors.
Attempts to Stop the Plague Pograms against the Jews “Golden Circle” obligatory badge “Jew” hat
Attempts to Stop the Plague “Leeching” A Doctor’s Robe
The Danse Macabre