The Black Plague in Medieval Europe
Black Death…the Great Morality,…Bubonic plague!?! Towards the end of the Medieval Time period, as people started to travel & move about the countryside, a mysterious disease spread throughout Europe killing huge populations of humans. Over 25 million people lost their lives to the “Black Plague” and if human contracted the disease, they had about a 30% chance of survival. (FYI - the entire World Population during this time was about the same as the USA today, so losing 25 million people was a big deal) NO BUENO!?! Many many superstitions, remedies, and cures circulated throughout the world on what caused it and how to fight it. During the late Middle Ages, current medical knowledge and practices were NO MATCH against the spread of this disease. Infected rats, fleas, and poor sanitation practices were the main culprit…GO WASH YOUR HANDS!
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Intro Video…The Plague Doctor & Black Death
Station #3 - Analyzing Images
Pieter Bruegel's The Triumph of Death
Spread of the Black Plague Map
Symtoms of the Plague
Treatment of the Plague