The Black Death
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- Created on: 06-11-18 19:40
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- The Black Death
- What people thought caused the Black Death.
- God sent the Black Death as a punishment for sinful acts.
- Astrology. They believed the movement of the planets was the cause.
- Jews were said to have poisoned the water supply.
- Miamsa - bad smells based on observation.
- Imbalance of the 4 Humours.
- Causes of The Black Death
- A bacteria that thrived in the stomach of fleas that lived on the blood of rats.
- When the rats died the fleas had to find a new host so moved onto humans.
- The disease spread quickly due to people living in close proximity of one another and were unaware of contagious diseases.
- A bacteria that thrived in the stomach of fleas that lived on the blood of rats.
- Consequence-s of The Black Death.
- Positive
- There was a shortage of workers so people could ask for higher wages.
- Enabled the poorer communites to have more freedom.
- More space and land as population fell by 2.5 million from 4 million.
- Negative
- Towns weren't run properly as officials had died.
- There were massive food shortages.
- A vast number of priests died, so the opinion about the Catholic Church changed.
- the reputation of the church was damaged as many churchman were criticised of cowardice when they deserted their villages.
- This was balanced out by the number of priests that died.
- the reputation of the church was damaged as many churchman were criticised of cowardice when they deserted their villages.
- Positive
- What people thought caused the Black Death.
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