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    The document discusses the Black Death plague that arrived in England in 1348, killing an estimated 30-60% of the population over several years. It lists some of the common beliefs at the time about the causes of the plague, including that it was God's punishment, caused by bad air or miasma, influenced by the planets, or an imbalance of the four humors in the body. The challenges faced in stopping the plague from spreading included limited medical understanding and treatments based on the incorrect beliefs about its causes at the time.

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    The document discusses the Black Death plague that arrived in England in 1348, killing an estimated 30-60% of the population over several years. It lists some of the common beliefs at the time about the causes of the plague, including that it was God's punishment, caused by bad air or miasma, influenced by the planets, or an imbalance of the four humors in the body. The challenges faced in stopping the plague from spreading included limited medical understanding and treatments based on the incorrect beliefs about its causes at the time.

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    Black Death Table

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    The document discusses the Black Death plague that arrived in England in 1348, killing an estimated 30-60% of the population over several years. It lists some of the common beliefs at the time about the causes of the plague, including that it was God's punishment, caused by bad air or miasma, influenced by the planets, or an imbalance of the four humors in the body. The challenges faced in stopping the plague from spreading included limited medical understanding and treatments based on the incorrect beliefs about its causes at the time.

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    CASE STUDY: Why was the Black Death of 1348-49 so devastating?

    Black Death Profile: Key words:

    Year it arrived in England:

    Percentage of population killed by it:

    Duration of epidemics:

    Ideas about the cause of the Black Death (add Corresponding Plague treatments and preventions Factors influencing the treatments and preventions
    descriptions) e.g. Government/Individuals/Church/Attitudes etc.

    God’s Punishment:

    Bad Air (Miasma):

    The planets:

    The Theory of the Four Humours:

    Desperate explanations:

    Challenge: my reflections on why Medieval people were unable to stop the Black Death from getting out of control:

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