Black Death

what was the crisis of the 14th centruy

the little ice age (pack ice and glaciers began to grow), Great Bovine Pestlence (cattle disease killed 2/3 cows), Great Famine (crop failures for many years), the hundredes year war (england vs. france), and religous conflict between the pop and the monarchs

what pathogen caused the plague

Y. pestisis which is a bacteria

what animal(s) started the plague

asian rodents

Where did the black death orginate

Central Asia

When did the Black Death arrive in Europe

1347 in Messina

How did the Black Death get to Europe

Genoese ships fled from Caffa to Messina in Sicily, carrying the plague in October of 1347

Were did the Black Death spread

north of Messina, spread rapidly to close cities

What are the 3 types of plague and what are the symptoms