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The Crusades and the Black

Death

The Crusades
The Crusades were an
attempt by the European
Church to reclaim the
Holy Land
Jerusalem had been
conquered by Arabs
around 640 AD
1095 Pope Urban calls
for first Crusade

Crusades
Christian knights
captured parts of
Palestine/Syria
7 crusades in all from
1095-1300 including
Childrens Crusade
Popes wanted to keep
armies out of Europe
and increase power

Crusades
By 1291 Muslims
recapture all lands in
Holy Land
Crusades a failureBUT- open Europe up
to Middle East trading,
new knowledge and
technologiesEuropeans go explore

The Plague
Black Death
BUBONIC - The
bacteria from flea
bite invades lymph
node -causes great
swelling. Internal
bleeding starts
Blood dries under the
skin and turns black ,
hence the name
"Black Death".

The Culprits

The Plague
Enters Europe from
Asia spread by rats
Caused 25 million
deaths throughout
Europe
Superstition/ Fear
spread in Europe-Jews
blamed

The Plague
Plague affected
authority of Churchwhich did not have
answers
Feudalism changedworkers so scarce could
demand high wages
Population wouldnt
increase until 1400s

Lancing a Buboe

The Disease
Cycle

Flea drinks rat blood


that carries the
bacteria.

Bacteria
multiply in
fleas gut.

Human is infected!

Flea bites human and


regurgitates blood
into human wound.

Fleas gut clogged


with bacteria.

Medieval Art & the


Plague

Boccaccio in The
Decameron
The victims ate lunch
with their friends and
dinner with their
ancestors.

Medieval Art & the


Plague

Bring out your


dead!

Attempts to Stop the


Plague

A Doctors
Robe

Leeching

The
Mortality
Rate35%
70%

25,000,000
dead !!!

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