The Black Death
By : Ethan Johnson
Why was the plague so deadly
- The black death killed 1/3 of Europe's population
- The medicines back then were no where near where they need to be to combat the plague
- Nobody knew why the plague was happening or what was the cases of it.
Citizen's lived differnt during this time than during a non-plague
- Citizens lived either in total distress or very happy.
- Many citizens lived as they were " going to die tomorrow" because that was a possibility
- Many families split apart in fear of contracting the disease from an infected family member
Pictures
Black Death Doctor
The doctors wore these mask to avoid the plague
Flea
The fleas were the source of the diseases. The flea bit the rat infecting the rat.
Rat
The rat made the disease kill the way it did. The flea bit the rat and the rat bit the humans and then it spread from human to human
The Outcomes of it.
- Peasants were valued higher
- Land was at a much higher price, due to lack of crops
- Goods skyrocketed in price
- Peasants rose to a higher power than they once were held