The Black Death

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:COVID-19
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bubonic_Plague
gptkbp:beganIn 1347
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:Yersinia_pestis
gptkbp:consequence gptkb:flagellant_movement
quarantine measures
mass graves
anti-Semitic violence
rise in wages
urban depopulation
abandonment of villages
decline in population density
changes in art and literature
decline of serfdom
end of feudalism in some regions
increase in religious fanaticism
rise of public health measures
gptkbp:endDate 1351
gptkbp:enteredEuropeVia gptkb:Genoa
gptkb:Sicily
gptkb:Venice
gptkbp:firstMajorOutbreak gptkb:Crimea
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Third_Plague_Pandemic
gptkbp:historicalSource gptkb:Jean_de_Venette
gptkb:Giovanni_Boccaccio
gptkb:Ibn_al-Wardi
gptkbp:notableEvent economic decline
labor shortages
social upheaval
persecution of minorities
decimation of European population
changes in religious attitudes
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Justinian_Plague
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:Silk_Road
trade routes
Mediterranean ports
gptkbp:symptom fever
vomiting
muscle aches
chills
swollen lymph nodes
gptkbp:transmittedBy rats
fleas
gptkbp:type plague pandemic
gptkbp:victim estimated 75-200 million
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sue_Gibson
gptkb:Philip_Ziegler
gptkb:Chains_of_the_Black_Death
gptkb:Death_(in_legend)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Black Death

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