Blog 4: The Black Death

Ten Facts about the Plague or Black Death in October 1347

1.       Both dogs and cats had to be killed because Europeans believed they spread the plague.

2.       Fleas spread the plague.

3.       The fleas came from rats.

4.       Rats traveled by boats. Trade routes

5.       Over a million and a half people died.

6.       Flagellants- They ripped their skin to rid themselves of sins.

7.       Whole towns and villages where burned because of the dead inside.

8.       Outbreaks of the plague lasted for 200 years.

9.       The disease came in cycles.

10.     No one knew the rats were the start of the plague until the 1900’s.