HOMEWORK
Bubonic Plague
Questions
2. Hundred Years
War Questions
3. Daily Life &
Decline Test
Thursday
1.
DO NOW: What do you think the lyrics of this song
mean? Write a response for each of the 4 lines
Have your homework out to be checked
Ring Around The Rosie
 “Ring
of roses” describes the red swollen lymph nodes
around the neck of an infected person
 “posies”
refers to the herbs or flowers that people
carried in their pockets to breathe hoping it would
protect them from the disease;
 “Ashes”
or “at-choo” refers to a sneeze which was
the sign of coming illness.
 “All
fall down” describes the suddenness of death
from the Bubonic Plague.
The Bubonic Plague
Origins of the Plague
 Historians
think the
plague originated in
central Asia and spread
throughout China,
India, and the Middle
East
 It
then spread along
the Silk Road and on
ships while it made its
way to Europe
Symptoms
 Fever
 Coughing
 Vomiting
 Sneezing
Fits
 Egg-sized Swellings
or Bumps
 Black and Blue
blotches on your skin
Spread of the Plague
 Dirty
conditions greatly
contributed to the spread of
the plague
 The
bacteria that caused the
disease was carried by fleas
that fed on the blood of
rodents
 Flea-infested
rats were
common and streets were
filled with dead animals and
trash
Impact of the Plague
 No
one could explain the
origins of the plague and
numerous people and
factors were blamed (Jews)
 Over
200 years, China lost
half of its overall population
 It
was estimated that 24
million Europeans died from
the Plague (1/3 of overall
population)
Impact of the Plague
 Trade
and commerce
greatly slowed due to the
Plague
 With
so many dead, workers
were in high demand and
they could ask for more
money and better
conditions because of this
 This
marked another sign of
the decline of Feudalism
Political Developments in England