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Person 1:
Person 2: Sam
Person 3: Teddy

Introduction

Person 2: The Black Death was a plague that terrorized the persons of Europe and spread throughout Africa and Asia as well. This happened as Europe was interregionally developing with Africa and Asia.

Medical Information

Person 1: First we must know some basic medical information about Yersinia Pestis, the bacteria that caused the Black Death.

Person 2: The bacteria was carried by infected rats and fleas. It spread to humans when they were bit by the same fleas. There were three types of the Plague pneumonic, septicemic, and bubonic with the latter being most common.

What was blamed at the time

Person 1: Doctors from the time thought that it may have been caused by corrupted water and vapor from the Indian Ocean or the alignment of the planets.

Person 3: Many people thought that it was God’s punishment for sin or that Jews caused the plague.

Cures

Person 1: Doctors at the time recommended that people burn certain things to keep away corrupted air and told people to stay away from moist things. They treated patients by leaching blood, with snake blood, or even dried frogs.

Person 2: Today we know that there are more effective ways to prevent and treat bacterial infections.

Person 3: Religious people thought the only cure was to ask God for forgiveness and repent by flailing themselves.

Other Causes in Europe

Person 1: Although the Black Death was caused by a bacteria, there were other factors that contributed to its prevalence in Europe.

Person 3: There had been famine from bad harvests in Europe preceding the Black Death. Many peasants could no longer get food, so they moved to cities to beg. Because cities at the time were crowded and had bad sanitization, the plague could spread through them easily.

Effects

Person 1: The Black Death had a profound effect on Europe and the rest of the world. It has been reported that 155,000,000 died worldwide from the plague.

Person 2: The plague’s effect on Europe may have been the worst. It reduced Europe’s population to 55 million from 75 million, and in some cities it took two-thirds of the population. It was so devastating that Europe's’ population did not recover until the 1500’s.

Explanation of how the black death represents interregional development between 1200-1500

Person 3: We will now explain how the black death represents interregional development between 1200 and 1500 AD.

Person 1: First, we must remember that interregional development is: How regions of the world unite and create a distinct “regional identity” with unique characteristics. This can happen through religion, economy, government, and social structure.

Person 2: The Black Death was caused by economic interregional development as expanding sea trade routes between Europe, Africa, and Asia caused boats to travel farther. Because fleas and rats carrying yersinia pestis could travel on boats, the disease spread wherever the boats went. These united regions all became prone to the plague because of the interregional development that happened earlier in history.