THE BLACK DEATH

WHAT IS THE BLACK DEATH

• The Black Death was a Bacteria.
• It lived in the fleas of Rats.
• It caused swellings of the lymph nodes,
• and black spots all over the human body
• The Event lasted from the 1330's to the 1350's

LIVES EFFECTED

• The Black Death killed approximately 75 million people.
• Over one third over the population in Europe died
• Effected rich and poor.
• Whole cities and almost whole countries were wiped out
• People died in 1-7 days

OTHER EFFECTS CONT.D

• Higher pay because of less people.
• Led to more unified goverment.
• Got rid of the feudal system.
• Led to the Hundred Year War
• It took 150 - 250 years for the population to recover

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

• It is still significant today.
• It is possible for the plague to strike again.
• It caused a "redo" of the entire European system.