The Black Death

By isabella chejne
  • 1335

    Causes

    Causes
    Natural disasters devastated Asia, bringing infected rats and fleas into the towns in search of food and shelter.
  • 1339

    First Attacks

    First Attacks
    The first evidence of the plague was found in a town near Lake Issyk-Kul on Silk Road (trade route) in central Asia.
  • 1345

    The Plague Travels

    The Plague Travels
    The plague moved from Issy-Kul to Sarai and Astrakhan, infecting thousands of people. A sneeze or a cough meant a new death.
  • 1347

    From Asia to the Mediterranean

    From Asia to the Mediterranean
    The plague started to spread in Europe by the trading routes. They came in horses, furs, slaves, silks and spices. The epidemic reached Genoa on New Years Eve.
  • 1348

    3 continents, 1 plague

    3 continents, 1 plague
    The plague continue spreading quickly through trade routes and infected air (coughs and sneezes). It had reached all Europe, Asia and Africa in less than 3 years, no town was save from the plague.
  • 1348

    Winter?

    Winter?
    During winter, weather was unusually mild and wet, warm enough for rats living in houses to survive and continue carrying the plague. This meant people had no place to be save, even houses were a threat.
  • 1353

    The death of the plague

    The death of the plague
    The plague finally closed in Moscow, after it had killed almost 30% of Europe's population. It even killed King Alfonso XI of Spain, the patriarch of the of Russian church and the grand duke of Muscovy.