Sunday, October 9, 2011

A Look Into History: The Black Death

In the 14th century, rats from China had spread the bubonic plague to almost all of Europe. Symptoms ranged from tumors to vomiting. Once you got it, everything about your body pretty much went downhill. Basically left Europe in shambles. People rioted in fear, people were burned to death on purpose, and maybe 2/3 of the population didn't survive. It took 150 years for Europe population to