The Black Death was a devastating pandemic in the 14th century that originated in China and spread along the Silk Road, reaching Europe through merchant ships. It was caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria, which was carried by Oriental rat fleas living on black rats. Symptoms included swollen buboes, gangrene, and flea bites that caused rashes. It killed 30-60% of Europe's population, severely damaging the economy and social structures. Art and literature were also profoundly impacted by the horrors of the pandemic.

1. History

2. Introduction
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 The Black Death was one of the most devastating
pandemics in human history.
 The main reason for the Black Death is the plague
theory.
 The bacteria Yersinia pestis was the bacteria that
caused the black pleage.

4. Beginnings
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 Started in China and travelled along the Silk Road
and reached the Crimea.
 Oriental rat fleas living on the black rats, infected
regular passengers on merchant ships and spread
throughout the Mediterranean and Europe.

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7. Desease
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 The most commonly noted symptom was the
appearance of buboes.
 another common symptom is the gangrene.
 Rashes and freckle-like spots was another
sign, which was probably from flea bites.

8. Social impact
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 The aftermath of the plague created a series of
religious, social and economic upheavals.
 The people got scared and made them stay at
home, like if they were in quarentine.
 The black plague killed 30–60 percent of Europe's
population
 Reducing the world's population from an estimated
450 million to between 350 and 375 million in the
14th century.
 Poor people were the most affected of all because as
they live in misery they get infected easily.

9. Economy
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 The economy was affected of that of being enclosed
it make a lot of people try to escape of this and run
away from the country but this just make more
people died because of the transmit the bacteria.
 Because of the enclosed people and the ones that
were escaping the economy went severely down
because there was no movement nor economic
activities in the country.

10. Art and literature
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 The Black Death had a profound impact on art and
literature throughout the generation.

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12. The rat and the Oriental
fleas
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 rat and fleas were the prime factor of the black
death, the people try to exterminate the rats in many
ways like: poisoned food, getting cats and killing
them in any way they could.

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