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What we doin Grades and Stuff Warm Up Black Death Video
The Black Death: A Discussion Black Death Primary Source HW: Renaissance Reading Read Ch. 13 ( only)
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Research paper update Thesis and Outline grades are posted
Unless I spoke with you, your topic is good and you may venture onward with your rough draft Rough Draft Due Date: A Day- January 17th (Wednesday) B Day- January 18th (Thursday) Final Paper Due Date: A Day- April 3rd (Tuesday) B Day- April 4th (Wednesday)
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Reading quizzes Updated correction policy on Google Classroom
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Answer the following questions about the Black Plague
Warm Up Answer the following questions about the Black Plague Where did it happen? How did it travel and spread How many deaths did it cause What did the infected look like Aside from death, what were some impacts of the Plague List any other facts you know about the Black Death
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A not so good time in Europe 1347-1351, 1361-62, 1369
The Black death A not so good time in Europe , , 1369
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What was it? The most devastating natural disaster in European history
Bubonic Plague Spread by black rats with infested fleas Came to Europe in 1347 and spread very quickly (4 years)
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Causes and symptoms Came through the Silk Road (Thanks Mongols)
Came to Italy on ships from Genoese merchants Spread through trading routes Symptoms: High fever, aching joints, swelling of lymph nodes, and dark (black) skin splotches Easily spread human to human (airborne)
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Devastation Europe's population declined by 25-50 percent
19-38 million deaths Population numbers didn’t recover for 200 years
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Black death and society
Punishment from God for the sins of society Punishment for losing Jerusalem in the Crusades Anti-Semitism (Blame the Jews) Families abandoned each other Priests refused to aid the sick
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Impact of the Plague Trade declined heavily
Low agricultural production Economy failed Attempts to raise taxes on poor lead to revolts and rebellions People slowly start to lose faith in the Church
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recovery Plague subsides and trade in Italy gradually increases
100 years war increases production Then the Renaissance happened…
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Modern? The Black Death Today???
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