The Black Plague

bubonic plague- a sickness that occurred during the middle ages that killed 1/3 of Europe, fleas, rats, travelled with merchants on ships

epidemic - a sickness that kills many people

500ad-1500ad- the time period that is called Middle Ages

Mongols/ trade- leader is Genghis Khan, started the black plague, barbarians from North of China

buboes- glands in your neck and armpits


We watched a video "The Impact of the Bubonic Plague" from a world histor dvd.

Main ideas from movie:
Mongols from Siberia
attached Caffa and threw dead bodies with the plague into city
plague fleas were on rats
rats carried the plague on ships along traid route
ring around the rosy is about the plague
people died withing hours of knowing they had the plague
mass graves
1/3 of Europe dead
took century and a half for Europe to recover
no wars and not much farming because everyone was dead
killed rich and poor alike

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