How did people react to the Black Death? Flashcards
what did many people try to use to treat the black death?
camomile lotion
why did they try and use camomile lotion?
to try and ease the pain of the buboes
how many times higher were wills in 1348 in london?
fifteen times higher than it has been in 1347
if the plague struck a nation, town or village what did people think?
that God was punishing them or allowing the devil to test their faith
why did the price of wax soar in 1349?
because of how many people where lighting candles in prayer for the sick
what was one way they tried to get God to spare their lives?
priests urged everyone to confess their sins and to promise to mend their ways
what were peoples theories of the plague?
many claimed that the unusual movements of the planets started the plague
what is another theory?
most people also believed that the plague infected its victims threw miasma, (an invisible poison). this miasma was most likely to be present when the air smelled bad or where sins were committed
how far did it travel in five hundred days?
five hundred miles
how many did historians used to think the plague killed ?
about one third of Englands population
how many do they think now?
may have reached about sixty percent
how many people died in 2 years?
3.5 million
what did priests do at funerals?
run away from them
why did priests run away from the funerals?
because of miasma they thought they would get infected by “evil smelling graves”
what did householders do to lodgers if they showed signs of sickness?
they got forced out onto the streets
