1. Murder Mystery
You live in London England and the year is People have recently been dying all around you with no cause or stop in sight.
You must read the play and determine the cause of the illness

2. The Black Death The Bubonic Plague
Aim: Determine the impact of the Bubonic Plague
Do Now: don’t worry about the do-now

3. Increase in Trade
During the 1200’s trade between countries started to increase
Goods started to travel with Muslim traders to China, Africa and Europe

4. Bubonic Plague
Bubonic Plague (Black Death) is a highly Contagious Disease
The Black Plague started out in China in the 1330’s.
Spread by fleas on rats

6. Quiz Tomorrow The Black Plague
You can go over the PPT independently as homework.

7. The Plague Arrives
Fleas on Rats in China are infected
Traders bring infection to the Middle East
Epidemic- outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects a lot of people
Muslim traders bring the Plague to Italy and Africa
Plague Sweeps across Europe

8. What are the symptoms of the plague?
Buboes – swollen lumps in the groin,
Neck, or armpit
What are the symptoms of the plague?

9. Effects of the Plague Feudalism Declined Monarchs gain power
Population Loss
Economic Decline
Social and political change
Confusion and Disorder
35 million Chinese died
25 million Europeans were killed
7,000 people a day died in Cairo, Egypt
Workers died leading to economic decline
Trade was disrupted
Workers who did not die demanded higher wages causing prices to rise
Feudalism Declined
Monarchs gain power
People started to question their faith
Some turned to witch craft
Jews were thought to of started the plague causing their persecution

10. Medieval Cure #1 (do not write anything just check it out)
The swellings should be softened with figs and cooked onions. The onions should be mixed with yeast and butter. Then open the swellings with a knife.
If the swellings burst and the poison came out people sometimes survived. It seemed sensible to draw out the poison.

11. Medieval Cure #2 (do not write anything)
Take a live frog and put its belly on the plague sore. The frog will swell up and burst. Keep doing this with further frogs until they stop bursting.

12. Other Medieval Cures Rub the body with melted butter.
Tie a small bag of garlic around your neck. The smell would keep the plague away.
Go to church and ask for forgiveness.
Avoid breathing in the same air as a plague victim.
Sit next to a blazing hot fire.
Brick or board up houses with the sick inside.

13. Can I get the plague today?
The Bubonic Plague did not go away. It still exists, everywhere in the world. It is quite common among rodent populations – rats of course, but squirrels, rabbits and skunks as well.
We have a cure for it, but it is a fast moving illness and sometimes not recognized fast enough.

14. Exit Slip Writing a paragraph answer the following questions
With our increase in travel can a plague still happen?
What steps can we take to stop a plague?