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How did medieval people make sense of the Black Death?
The Black Death Bubonic Plague
Carried by rats Passed from rats to
humans by fleas
Pneumonic Plague Attacks the lungs Passes from human to
human by germs in the air
Between 1348 and 1351 25 million people died in Europe.
In Britain at least 2 million people died in 1348 and 1349. This was over 40% of the population!
In London the death rate was even higher – about half of the population of the city died, almost 50,000 people.
A terrible death…
Follow the Treasure Trail to discover……what medieval people believed had caused
the Black Death
Using your worksheet record
What people did to try and prevent or cure the plague
Why they might have taken those actions
How did medieval people make sense of the Black Death?
