"In 1347 western Europe teetered on the brink of disaster." The Great Famine, followed by the widespread death and destruction of the Hundred Years' War, had weakened the population, had worsened already filthy living conditions, and had created a breeding ground for disease. When the bubonic plague arrived in Sicily by trading boat, it rapidly spread to every corner of Europe. This "black death" killed an estimated 30 to 60 percent of the population-devastating and transforming the continent in just five years. Map. Primary source research. Time line. Glossary. Who's who. Source notes. Selected bibliography. Further reading and Web sites. Index. Full-color illustrations and reproductions.
Title alpha The Black Death: Pivotal Moments in History
Level History High
Pages Count 160
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Epidemics. The plague. Fourteenth-century Europe. Guilds. The Catholic Church. Sanitation. Famine. The invasion of the Mongols. <i>Yersinia pestis</i>. Fleas. Means of infection. Bubonic plague. Septicemic plague. Pneumonic plague. Caff a (now Feodosiya, Ukraine). Plague ships. Spread of the plague. Public health policy. Medicine. Scapegoating. Anti-Semitism. Rates of infection. Flagellants. Death tolls. The Black Death in art and literature. <i>The Decameron</i>. Social change. Wage increases. Women's roles. Education. Theories of disease. Pilgrimages. <i>The Canterbury Tales</i>. Recurrences of the plague. Modern epidemics. Methods of research.
SRC Level 10.600000
SRC Points 9.000000
Lexile 1150L
Trim Size 6" x 8 1/2"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Publication date 2009-03-31
JLG Release Date Apr 2009
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
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