What Caused the Black Death?
WORLDHISTORY PROJECT ORIGINS/ LESSON 6.3OPENERWHAT CAUSED THE BLACK DEATH?Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “What Caused the Black Death?”,OER Project, www.oerproject.com/PurposeA lot has changed in our understanding of disease since the fourteenth century! Test your existing knowledge of the causes and consequences of the Black Death to prepare to learn more about one of history’s deadliest pandemics.ProcessCircle whatyou believe to be the true causes of the Black Death and put an X through any boxesyou think includefalse beliefs about the Black Death held by people in the fourteenth century(before knowledge of germs and bacteria). Then, make a prediction: What were the consequences of the Black Death?Disease spread through bad air or miasmaAbundance of disease-carrying rodents and fleasLooking at an infected person Unusual alignment of planets in 1345Mongol rule created a period of peace allowing for increased tradeDivine punishment for sinsFormation of cities with large populationsMongol rule created the largest land-based empireNatural disasters like earthquakes released disease from beneath the earthInvention of larger ships and domestication of camels increased tradeWearing the wrong clothes or colorsPoorpersonal hygiene and ineffective medical practicesSpread of the Black DeathPossible consequences: