What do you know about it? The Black Death What do you know about it?

The Black death was the most terrifying event in the Middle Ages. King death The Black death was the most terrifying event in the Middle Ages.

Black Death graves at Hereford Cathedral. ‘They dug broad, deep pits and buried the bodies together, and reducing everyone to the same level, threw them into the ground…’

Different forms of Black Death? Why was it so terrifying? The Black Death Different forms of Black Death? Symptoms? Where did it come from? Why was it so terrifying? How did people react?

What did Medieval people think caused the Black Death? Learning Objectives: To know what the Black Death was and how it affected people To understand different explanations people gave at the time for the causes of the Black Death To identify superstitious and rational explanations for the Black Death in sources

Write down these causes in the back of your book

What did Medieval people think caused the Black Death?

What belief about the cause of the Black Death is shown in the source Source Number What belief about the cause of the Black Death is shown in the source 8 (A) Common sense reason (from the toilet) and (E) Bad smells from ditches