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Have you ever had the flu? What is the
flu? Explain.
Come up with 3 things that you could do
to protect yourself from getting the
flu.
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Typhus in the 1600’s- 10 million lives
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AIDS – 25 million people
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Malaria – 100,000 Americans died from World War 1 & World
War 2
Smallpox – Killed nearly 90 million Native Americans dating back
to the 1500s
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Spanish Flu of 1918 – Killed between 50 to 100 million people
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Tuberculosis (TB) – Affects 8 million people per year
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A highly contagious
bacteria that attacks
the immune system
The first sign of the
plague began in the
year 1347
1 out of 3 people died
from it
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Disease was spread by
fleas carried by rats.
The disease became an
epidemic: Outbreak of
rapid spreading disease
50 million people died
from it
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Thought God was punishing
them
Fled cities or hid in their
homes
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Jews were blamed
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Production declines, prices
continue to rise. (Inflation)
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Leads to peasant revolts
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Priests and monks were
dying
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Church was unable to
provide answers
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There was a schism, split
in the church
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People who questioned the
Church were called heretics
and were arrested or killed
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1357-1453 England
and France fought
over lands in France
English won early
victories because they
had better weapons
(Longbow)
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17 year old peasant woman
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sent by God to save France
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led France to several
victories
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Was captured & burned at
the stake for witchcraft
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Considered a martyr
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French use the canon and win the war
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Nationalism spreads in France
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French kings expand their rule
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English rulers lose power to Parliament
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Feudalism declines (need large armies)
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Knights and armor go away
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Sets the stage for the Renaissance
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Explain how the Black Death affected
Europe’s economy. Provide 2 reasons.
Explain how the Black Death impacted
the Church. (Was it positive or
negative) Why?