The Black Death,1348

Objectives : To examine where the Black originated, and how it

spread across Europe To understand the different types of Plague – their

symptoms, outcome etc.

King Death !

• The Black Death arrived in England in the summer of 1348. It was to spread fear and death across the kingdom.

• Where had it come from? What were the symptoms of this disease?

• Watch the video clip, and gather information about the origins of this disease.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huirUty4RLE (7 mins)

Origin & spread of the Black DeathOriginated in Far East. How & why do you think it spread ?

Origin & spread of the Black Death

Task :• On your copy of the map, draw arrows & dates

to explain the route that the disease took.• Then in a paragraph, explain the reasons

behind how it spread across Europe (eg how it spread from country to country, from person to person etc)

The Symptoms

• How did it travel /was it caught?

• What symptoms did the victim suffer?

• How quickly would they die?

• What was the survival rate?

Bubonic plague• How did it travel / was it

caught?• What symptoms did the

victim suffer?• How quickly would victims

die?• What was the survival

rate?

DISCUSS: Why was it called the Black Death ?

Pneumonic plague Bubonic plague

How did it travel /was it caught?

What symptoms did the victim suffer?

How quickly would they die?

What was the survival rate? DISCUSS: Why was it called the Black Death?

Image of the Black DeathExamine the picture, then answer these questions in your book.How does this picture portray the Black Death ? Is it accurate ? How is it useful to us in studying the disease?The title is Triumph of Death – what did the artist mean?