1. Bellringer Download today’s notes: Black Death Answer the following question: – What was the Black Death? How did it affect Europe?

2. Political and Social Change The Big Idea Europe ’ s political and social systems underwent great changes in the late Middle Ages. Main Ideas Magna Carta caused changes in England ’ s government and legal system. The Hundred Years ’ War led to political changes in England and France. The Black Death, which swept through Europe in the Middle Ages, led to social changes.

3. Main Idea 3: The Black Death, which swept through Europe in the Middle Ages, led to social changes. While the French and the English fought the Hundred Years ’ War, another crisis was sweeping through Europe. The Black Death, a deadly plague, moved quickly through Europe between 1347 and 1351. The Black Death was caused by several different forms of plague, such as bubonic plague.

4. Effects of the Black Death The Black Death killed so many people that they were buried without priests or ceremonies. In some villages nearly everyone died or fled. Millions of people were killed. The manor system fell apart because there were not enough people to work the fields. People abandoned the manors and villages and moved to the cities.

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6. Group Teach Activity! You guys are going to teach Section 5 tomorrow! Your group will be assigned a section. Using your book and the internet, prepare to teach your section to the class. Prepare a few bullet points to write down on the board.