1. Ms. Susan M. Pojer/ Mr Davis
The Black Death
Ms. Susan M. Pojer/ Mr Davis

2. Life's not so bad! Cities begin to grow
Vernacular- Writing that appeared in everyday language, regular people could read it. Helps spread education to masses.
Less violence
But by 1300 a disease known as the plague ruins everything

3. The Culprits

4.
The Plague: One of the most devastating diseases in world history, It killed percent of Europe's population.
Spread by bacteria in rats
Easily treated by today's medicine

5. Septicemic Form: almost 100% mortality rate.
The Symptoms
Bulbous
Septicemic Form: almost 100% mortality rate.

6. From the Toggenburg Bible, 1411

7. Lancing a Buboe

8. The Disease Cycle Human is infected!
Flea drinks rat blood that carries the bacteria.
Bacteria
multiply in
flea’s gut.
Human is infected!
Flea bites human and regurgitates blood into human wound.
Flea’s gut clogged with bacteria.

9. Medieval Art & the Plague

10. Medieval Art & the Plague
Bring out your dead!

11. Out break of rapid spreading disease
Epidemic
Out break of rapid spreading disease

12. More problems Inflation- Prices on the cost of food went up
100 years war- England and France. Impact England lost, stayed on their island, Castles were become useless due to new technology. (Catapults/Arrows)

14. Attempts to Stop the Plague
“Leeching”
A Doctor’s Robe

15. Attempts to Stop the Plague
Flagellanti: Self-inflicted “penance” for our sins!

16. The Mortality Rate
35% - 70%
25,000,000 dead !!!

17. What were the effects of the Black Death??