Black+Plague

The Black Plague was the most devistating sickness in the history of the world, it killed most of the people between 1348 and 1350. Many people thought it was an outbreak of the Bubonic Plague caused by the pestiside Yersinia pestis. Other people thought it started in China then traveled along the Silk Road. Still others believed it was brought by Oriental Rat Fleas who got on the Black Rats that went on merchant ships. These Black Rats gave the sickness to all of the people on the merchant ship and as the ships traveled through the Mediterrean sea, the illness spread.


 * The biggest cause of the Black Plague was not washing your hand
 * Remedies like spices and herbs were used by people to try to prevent catching the illness but this rarely worked
 * The plauge is believed to have been caused by the transmission of the disease through some animals who had the pestiside on thier fur

The importance of the Black Plauge was that it killed alot of people. Also, a significant change in the family happended because Moms and Dads abandoned their kids, husbands and wives would not take care of each other, even some kids would not take care of their adult family because everyone was so afraid of catching or spreading the plauge.

"The Crusades." //Middle Ages//. Web. 06 Mar. 2011. . Hecker, J.f.c. "The Black Death." //World History International: World History Essays From Prehistory To The Present//. Web. 06 Mar. 2011. .

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