Black Death Firstly known as Justinian Plague in 541 AD.The second Epidemic in 1346 and 1351.cause of Bacteria Yersinia Pestis.Rodent to Human.Bubonic Plague. Plague in Europe Originated in China Spread alone trade routes Reached in southern England in 1346 and Northern Britain in1350 Had a great lose in Europe Europe affected several times It took 200 years to overcome from this epidemic Effects of Black Death in Europe Social Social and Economical balanced had distroyed Trade suffered for a ti,e and wars were temporarily abondoned Many laborers died so that the cultivation was in vain at that time so that famin saw soon Arts and Literature Symbolic use of skeleton in arts Dance of Death often shown in Literature and drama Made satire with death the major writers Petrarch, Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland. Belief and Religious Conflict Lost Faith in Catholic Church Persecution of minorities Jews were blamed and killed by Christians

1. Topic
The Black Death in
Europe

2. hello!
Presented by
Bushra Morshed
Batch: Ell 13; Dept.: English
Notre Dame University
Bangladesh
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3. 200,000,000
One – third people of whole continent of Europe
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4. Black Death
Firstly known as Justinian
Plague in 541 AD.
The second Epidemic in 1346
and 1351.
cause of Bacteria Yersinia
Pestis.
Rodent to Human.
Bubonic Plague.
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Fig-1: Effects of Plague in picture

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Plague in Europe
 Originated in China
 Spread alone trade routes
 Reached in southern
England in 1346 and
Northern Britain in1350
 Had a great lose in Europe
 Europe affected several
times
 It took 200 years to
overcome from this epidemic
Fig-2: A deathly curse in Europe

6. Effects of Black Death in Europe
Social
 Social and Economical
balanced had distroyed
 Trade suffered for a ti,e
and wars were
temporarily abondoned
 Many laborers died so
that the cultivation was
in vain at that time so
that famin saw soon
Arts and Literature
 Symbolic use of
skeleton in arts
 Dance of Death often
shown in Literature and
drama
 Made satire with death
 the major writers
Petrarch, Geoffrey
Chaucer and William
Langland.
Belief and Religious
Conflict
✘ Lost Faith in Catholic
Church
✘ Persecution of minorities
✘ Jews were blamed and
killed by Christians
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7. “
“We see death coming into our
midst like black smoke, a
plague which cuts off the young,
a rootless phantom which has
no mercy or fair countenance.”.
- Jeuan Gethin (Wales Poet)
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8. Thank You for
you patience!
Any questions?
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