The Black Death

This is the video we used this morning to learn about the Black Death, the worst disease in Europe.
There is also some vocabulary to help you understand.

VOCABULARY

Struck              the past of strike (hit, attack)

Fateful             disastrous, having an important, often very bad, effect on future events

Fleet                a group of ships

Flea                 a very small jumping insect that bites animals and humans and sucks their blood

Disease            an illness caused by infection

Crew               all the people working on a ship

Brew               prepare

Cursed            damn (punished because of their sins)

Deal with        (*they didn’t know what to do)

Swelling           a huge spot, like an egg

Armpit             the place under your arms

Groin               the place where the legs join the body

Blotches          stains

Filthy               extremely dirty

Grave              place in the ground to be buried