Responses to the Black Death (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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Black Death arrival in Europe (month & year)
Black Death arrival in Europe (month & year)
October 1347
Great Plague of London dates
Great Plague of London dates
1665-1666
Hopei epidemic start year
Hopei epidemic start year
1333
Chinese deaths from 1333 epidemic
Chinese deaths from 1333 epidemic
Five million
Where plague first arrived in Europe
Where plague first arrived in Europe
Messina, Sicily
Year plague reached Bristol
Year plague reached Bristol
1348
Joan Plantagenet (Edward III's daughter) death date
Joan Plantagenet (Edward III's daughter) death date
2 September 1348
% of English population killed by plague
% of English population killed by plague
30-40%
London deaths 1348-1350
London deaths 1348-1350
20,000
Bacteria causing bubonic plague
Bacteria causing bubonic plague
Yersinia pestis
Proportion of Europe's population killed
Proportion of Europe's population killed
Over one-third
Medical ideas medieval doctors followed
Medical ideas medieval doctors followed
Hippocrates and Galen
Medical procedures used during plague
Medical procedures used during plague
Bloodletting and boil-lancing
Aromatic treatments tried (miasma theory)
Aromatic treatments tried (miasma theory)
Burning herbs, bathing in rosewater/vinegar
Vicary method description
Vicary method description
Shave hen's butt, strap to swollen lymph nodes