Effects
What is the percentage in Europe that had died due to the Plague?
The Black Death is estimated to have killed 30% to 60% of Europe's population
How many people died from the Black Death globally?
About 450 million
Approximately, how many people died from the Black Death in Europe?
20-30 million people
Why was the Plague known as the "Black Death"
Lymph glands that filled up with blood formed a "buboes" that looked like a blackish lump.
What year did the Plague enter Europe?
1347
How did the Plague enter Europe?
It arrived on trading ships with rats that carried the disease.
In the feudal system what changed because of the lack of farmers?
The end of serfdom
Who brought the Black Death to Crimea?
Mongol warriors and traders
What are three causes the Bubonic plague caused?
fever, headaches, intolerance to light, etc.
Which continent wasn't effected by the Plague?
Antarctica
How did the Black Death affect the economy?
There were a few people to grow and harvest food for the whole city.
Why did agriculture prices change?
peasants were getting sick and couldn't do labor
Who held the massacre in 1348 and 1349?
Jews
After the Plague, why was this called the Renaissance?
Because people questioned and looked with new and more skeptical eyes and they were given a rebirth that was about to begin.
In the second Plague (Black Death), where did it kill millions in Asia?
China and The Middle East
Why did the Black Death effect modernizing medicine?
Because people needed to find a way to cure the disease
During the Black Death, why did people change their religious belief?
Because they believed that god was punishing them so they started to make scientific observations instead of relying on church leaders.
Why did people not accept life as guaranteed?
Because they no longer accepted their "assigned" place in life according to birth.
Why was the plague called one of the most significant diseases in history?
The Black Plague destroyed one quarter of the European population
Where did the Plague first originated?
Central Asia
Because of the Black Death, what system began to collapse in Europe?
Feudal system
What religion changed in the Renaissance?
The fall of Feudalism and the rise of a capitalist market economy
What did scientists believe about a DNA genetic cell mutation may have allowed some of Europe?
To survive the plague by making their white blood cells resistant to invasion.
What are the three main causes of the Black Death?
1. Increased national trade
2. Rising urban population
3. Lack of medical Knowledge
When did the Black Death struck China, India, Persia, Syria, and Egypt?
Early 1340's