1. Understanding the Black Death

2. Illustration of plague victim published in 1500
The Black Death
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Illustration of plague victim published in 1500

3. Spread of the Black Death through Afro-Eurasia
Spread of the Plague
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Spread of the Black Death through Afro-Eurasia

4. Excavated Mass Grave of Plague Victims
Human Costs
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Excavated Mass Grave of Plague Victims
Martigues, France

5. Understanding and Explaining the Plague
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Flagellants from a 15th Century Woodcut

6. Central Historical Question
How did people in the 14th century understand the Black Death?