Black Death
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The Black Death was a devastating 14th-century pandemic of bubonic plague that killed tens of millions of people in Europe, Asia, and North Africa and profoundly reshaped medieval society.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Black Death in England | 0 | 4 |
| Black Death in France | 0 | 1 |
| Great Mortality | 0 | 1 |
| Second plague pandemic | 0 | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bubonic plague pandemic
→
epidemic → historical event → pandemic → |
| affects | human population → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Black Death
→
surface form:
Great Mortality
Great Plague of London →
surface form:
Great Plague
|
| caused |
changes in land use
→
decline of serfdom in Western Europe → economic contraction → labor shortages in Europe → persecution of Jewish communities → psychological trauma → religious movements and flagellant processions → social unrest → urban depopulation → wage increases for peasants and workers → |
| documentedIn |
contemporary chronicles
→
parish registers → tax records → |
| endTime | 1353 → |
| estimatedDeaths |
200000000
→
75000000 → |
| hasCause | Yersinia pestis → |
| hasDiseaseType |
bubonic plague
→
pneumonic plague → septicemic plague → |
| hasLocation |
Asia
→
Europe → Mediterranean Basin → Middle East → North Africa → |
| hasSymptom |
blackened skin lesions
→
chills → fever → painful swollen lymph nodes → vomiting → |
| influenced |
art in late Middle Ages
→
literature in late Middle Ages → religious thought in Europe → |
| majorOutbreakIn |
Byzantine Empire
→
England → France → Germany → Italy → Mamluk Sultanate → Scandinavia → Spain → |
| mortalityRate | 30-60 percent of European population → |
| namedAfter | blackened appearance of skin lesions → |
| originatesFrom | Central Asia → |
| peakIn |
1347
→
1348 → 1349 → |
| precedes | subsequent plague epidemics in Europe → |
| relatedTo |
Justinianic Plague
→
Third Plague Pandemic → |
| spreadAlong |
Mediterranean trade routes
→
Silk Road routes →
surface form:
Silk Road
|
| startTime | 1346 → |
| transmittedBy |
black rats
→
fleas → human-to-human respiratory droplets → |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Black Death in England
this entity surface form:
Great Mortality
subject surface form:
Kristin Lavransdatter
this entity surface form:
Black Death in England
this entity surface form:
Second plague pandemic
this entity surface form:
Black Death in England
this entity surface form:
Black Death in England
this entity surface form:
Black Death in France