The black death project 1

the black death or bubonic plague project

1. ~THE BLACK DEATH~
By: Maleigha Weihrauch

2. What is it?
■The black death was a powerful, global
epidemic of Bubonic Plague. It struck
Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s
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3. What did it look like?
■In men and women alike, it was said to have begun by swellings.
The swellings were either on the groin or underneath the armpits
and said to the size of a common apple or chicken egg. They
were named the "plague boils"
■The strange swellings would have blood or pus that would seep
out of them.
■There weremany other unpleasantsymptomssuch as: fever,
chills, vomiting, diarrhea, terrible aches and pains and last,put in
short terms...death.
■The Bubonic Plaguewould attack the Lymphatic system, which is
a network of tissues, vessels, and organs that maintain
thebody's fluid levels. The plague caused swelling
intheLymphNodes which is a structure in part of the immune
systemthat helps fight off infections and diseases. Due to this
being weakened, the plague infection and fluids spread to the
blood or lungs.
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4. What caused it?
■It is said that the plague bacteria, yersinia pestis, is
passed onto humans through the bites of fleas. If a
flea has previously fed off another animal that is
infected such as rats, rabbits, dogs or cats, the
infected blood and germs of the animal can be
transmitted to humans.
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5. Timeline
■1346-The deadliest outbreak is in the Mongol Capital of Sarai. The Mongols carried
the disease to the west, around the Black Sea area. In the nearby city of Tana, a
death of a Muslim, sends the Italiansinto panic and they flee. They go by sea to the
Genoese outpost of Caffa. Upon arrival, they lay a siege for a year, however they are
struck with their own outbreak of the plague. They throw the dead bodies of the
infected over the boundary wall between them and Genoese. Both sides become
infected.
■May 1347-The survivors fleeby sea, carryingtheplague to Constant Ople, where as
much as 90% of the population is killed.
■October 1347-A ship docksin Sicily with an infected crew. Due to this, half the
population is killed. The plague movestoMessina. Fleeing residents spread itto
mainland Italy, where one-third of the population is taken out before thefollowing
summer.

6. Timeline
■November 1347-The plague arrives in France. It is brought by the Caffa ships that
dock in Marseille. It spreads further and quicker from there.
■January 1348-A new plague strain makes its way to Europe due toGenoa brought
another Caffan ship that made a stop there. The Genoans attack the ship and send
it away. However, they still got infected. Y. Pestis heads east fromSicily into
thePersian Empire as well as through Greece,Bulgaria, Romania, Poland,and then
south toEgypt and Cyprus. Venice faces its own outbreak as well. Theyattempt to
control is bydoing ship inspections, burning those with contagions, shutting
downthe taverns and restrictingthe wine from unknown sources. However, these
precautions did not help any and the plague kills 60% of theVenetian population.
■April 1348-The plague awakes arage through Europe. This causes repeated
massacresof the Jewish communities. People started to believe that the plaguewas
caused by the Jewish people. The first killing took placein Provence where atotal
of40 Jews were killed.

7. Timeline
■June 1348-The plague enters England, in Dorset. As it makes its way through the
town, some people flee inland, only causing it to spread even further. Once the
plague hits Marseille, Paris and Normandy, the strain splits into two. One strain
moves to Belgian City of Tournai to the east and the other passed through Calais
and Avignon where 50% of the population dies. It proceeds on through Austria and
Switzerland.
■October 1348-The infection kills King Edward III'sdaughter and continues on to
reach London.
■February 1349-One of the most devastating massacres ofJewsduring theBlack
Death, takes place on Valentine's Day. In Strasbourg, 2,000Jewish people burned
alive. In the spring, 3,000Jews attempted to fight back but lost.
■April 1349-The plague hits Walesthrough people fleeing from southern England
and kills 100,000 people.

8. Timeline
■July 1349-An English ship brings the plague to Norway and it tuns through Bergen.
The ship's crew was dead by the end of the week and the plague continues to travel
to Denmark and Sweden. The king that rules there, loses two of his brothers to the
plague. Then it continues to Russia and eastern Greenland.
■March 1350-Scotland, who has so far avoided this plague,takes advantage on the
weakness of the English. They use this to begin an attack. However, during the wait
on the boarder for the attack, troops become infected and 5,000of them die. They
choose to retreat and brings theplague backwith them to their families. This kills a
third of Scotland.
■1351-The plagues' spreadbegins to significantlyslow down. This is due to
thequarantine efforts of the people. The aftermath reveals the deaths of anywhere
between25 and 50 million people, massacresof 210Jewish communities and a;;
totalEurope lost 50% of its population.

9. Conclusion
■1353-The black death is safely put behind them and the people of Europe faced
and adapted to the changed Society.
■ The Bubonic Plague never completely exits. It resurfaces several more times
through the centuries however,none compared to this.

10. Resources
■https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/black-death
■https://www.history.com/news/black-death-timeline
■https://www.google.com/s