Introduction to the Black Death

There have been three great world pandemics of plague recorded, in 541, 1347, and 1894 CE, each time causing devastating mortality of people and animals across nations and continents. On more than one occasion the plague irrevocably changed the social and economic fabric of society.

The three great plague pandemics had different geographic origins and paths of spread. The Justinian Plague of 541 started in central Africa and spread to Egypt and the Mediterranean. The Black Death of 1347 originated in Asia and spread to the Crimea then Europe and Russia. The third pandemic, that of 1894, originated in Yunnan, China, and spread to Hong Kong and India, then to the rest of the world.

This lesson on The Black Death will focus specifically on: 

  • What was the Black Death? 
  • Symptoms and Spread of this terrible disease.
  • Effects of the Black Death on the people at the time.
  • Treatment for the Black Death

 

 

 

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