Health and the People - Medicine stands still

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What was the black death?

Bubonic plague- spread by flea bites from rats. This caused headaches, high temperatures and pus-filled swellings

Pneumonic plague- airborne. attacked the lungs making it painful to breathe and victims cough up blood.

What did people think caused the Black death?

  • Judgment from God
  • Humour imbalances
  • miasma

How did local governments try to prevent the spread of the plague?

  • New cemeteries
  • Gloucester shut itself off- unsuccessful
  • January 1349 King Edward III closed parliament
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How did the Black death cause social change?

  • far fewer workers meaning people could demand higher wages
  • Cost of land decreased
  • Laws were created such as 1349 ordinance of labourers stopping peasants from moving around the country
  • Helped caused the peasants revolt, collapsing the feudal system

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