Black death/ medieval europe – Flashcards
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Black Death
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The bubonic plague that wiped out the majority of the population from the peeking point of 1348-1350
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About how many people died from the plague
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75-200 million
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What are the symptoms of the black death day 1
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You would get buboes up to the size of an apple
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What are the symptoms of the black death day 2
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vomiting and fevers
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What are the symptoms of the black death day 3
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internal bleeding, it would cause blocheness
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What are the symptoms of the black death day 4
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you would have spasms
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What are the symptoms of the black death day 5
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You would be dead unless your buboe popped then you would probably die. It was rare for you to live though
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What happens if the buboes pop
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If the buboes popped you would most likely live, if all the black liquid oozes out
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Why did they whip themselves
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they thought that the plague was a punishment from god so by whipping themselves the were apologizing and remorsing for all their sins, thought it would get god to forgive them
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Why did they make loud noises
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They thought that the loud noises would purify the air
