aka The Black Death Write down everything in RED The Bubonic Plague Brought to Europe in the 1200s by Mongol invaders A very deadly disease it killed twothirds of the people who got it within 4 days ID: 626166
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The Bubonic PlagueakaThe Black Death
Write down everything in RED!!Slide2
The Bubonic PlagueBrought to Europe in the 1200s by Mongol invaders
A very deadly disease,
it killed two-thirds of the people who got it within 4 days
It spread by fleas on rodents (rats) and by personal contact (touching, sneezing, coughing)Slide3
Spread through EuropeBy the 1300s, the disease was traveling from the port cities of Europe along trade routes throughout the continent
The disease slowly spread to Spain, France, England, Scandinavia, and RussiaSlide4
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DeathsIn all, it is estimated that
the Plague killed one-third of Europe’s total population
Half of the people in the city of London died
Reports indicate over 1,000 people a day died in 1350Slide6Slide7
Poor HygienePeople in Europe at the time lacked proper sanitation and hygiene
Threw their garbage and waste into the streets
This led to a lot of rats, which continued to spread the diseaseSlide8
Depopulation
Less farmers were able to harvest crops
Trade decreased throughout Europe because there weren’t as many merchants
Less craftspeople to make the everyday goods people neededBecause there were so few workers, the workers that did remain received higher wagesSlide9
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