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=__Black Death- Nancy and Julie 8.3__= //The picture above shows the symptoms of Black Death.//

-Fall of 1347, Genoan ships returning from the Black Sea brought back sailors that were either dead or dying of an unknown disease -Symptoms included: -Plague reappeared across Europe at least 6 times between 1347 and 1410, with each occurrence lasting 4-6 months -The first epidemic of the plague in Europe, called the Pestilence or the Great Mortality, lasted from 1347 to 1350 -Outbreaks of the plague continues in Europe until the late 1700s -500 years after the first epidemic, scientist discovered what caused it: -The plague originally began in Asia and spread across the Eurasian continent -Europe lost a lot of their doctors -Small villages were abandoned -Cattle was left to roam free -In the end, an estimate of 75 million people died
 * Pus and blood oozing from painful black lumps in their armpits and groin
 * Bruised-looking skin because of internal bleeding
 * Terrible smell of their sweat, blood and ‘waste’
 * Rats; were part of the everyday life and had fleas
 * Disease lived on the fleas and was carried quickly because fleas could jump from rats to people easily

The Black Death changed the way people viewed the world in many ways. Jewish people were now targeted even more, because they were accused of starting the plague by poisoning the water because their mortality rates were often much lower. This led to many Jews fleeing to Poland and Russia. This also led to distrust in God and the church as people realized that religion could do nothing to stop the spread of the disease. The ones who survived the epidemic now had many more opportunities for jobs because there wasn't as many people. This meant that employer had to fight for the workers and to do this they had to make salaries higher and working conditions better.