Causes of the Black Death (4)
Effects of the Black Death (6)
Well-tended fields were neglected and overgrown.
Doctors wore beaks with flowers to prevent smelling bad odors.
People lived in close proximity as people moved to towns
Wages increased due to a labor shortage.
Lack of sanitation and hygiene
Trade with Asia via the Silk Road
People began to turn to science and less to church for answers.
Rats carrying infected fleas
Jews were blamed because rumor was they weren’t getting sick.
Nearly half to 2/3s the population died across Europe.