History // Medieval Times

The Black Death

The Black Death of 1348-49: what the plague was, how it spread, its devastating death toll; how it changed society by giving surviving workers more power and higher wages

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  • Describe what the Black Death was and at least two symptoms
  • Explain how the plague spread (fleas on rats, person to person)
  • Describe one major way the Black Death changed society (fewer workers led to higher wages, peasants gained power)

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  • Medieval Pyramid of PowerRequired

    Medieval Times // Ages 7 to 9

    Must understand feudal society before grasping how the Black Death disrupted it

  • Village LifeHelpful

    Medieval Times // Ages 5 to 7

    Village life knowledge provides context for plague's impact on communities

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