Causes of the Black Death
What animal is said to have started the black death?
rats
What was one of the first symptoms people displayed when they had the black death?
coughing
How much of the population died due to the black death?
1/3
Who did people blame for the black plague?
Some believed it was god's punishment others blamed the Jews
Ring around the rosie
What on the rats caused the black death?
Flees from rats
When would symptoms start to show
1-7 days after exposure
What is the definition of urbanization?
Moving from the country to the city
What were leeches used for in the black plague?
It was thought that the leeches would suck out the disease
After the black people lost faith in the __________.
Church
poor ____________ (another word for cleanliness) in the cities helped cause the spread of the black death
sanitation
How many days did you have left to live if you contracted the black death?
1-7
Why did the feudal system start to collapse after the black death?
There were not enough people to work so cost of labor rose
Where did wealthy people go to avoid the plague?
Their country estates
If the black plague were to come today what are some differences in how we would handle it?
were masks, isolate, wash hands
What trade route helped spread the black death?
The Silk Road
What do the rosies refer to in ring around the rosie?
The boils on peoples bodies
What impact did the black death have on Christianity?
Some viewed the black death as punishment from god, so there was a decline in the Church's authority
They often cared for the sick so would end up getting sick and dyeing
Instead of the feudal system people started to be governed by __________ and _______________.
Despot and Oligarchy
What bacterium caused the black death?
Yersinia pestis
What does coughing up a lung refer to regarding the black plague?
Peoples lungs would start to liquify and people would start literally coughing up their lunch
What are the places called that people started to move into after the black death?
City-State
Why did some of the sick starve to death?
Family members would lock the sick in a room and never come back worried they would catch the plague. Leaving no one to care for the sick
After the black death people started to care more about their individual experiences which lead to art and education. What was this time referred to?
The Renaissance