why is the black death called the black death?

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why is the black death called the black death?

2006-09-23 11:15:42 · 2 answers · asked by Megan. 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture

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The BLACK DEATH was really called the bubonic plague named for the bubons or black welts that appear on the glands such as places around the neck underarms and groin which can grow to the size of a grape fruit. Even more disturbing the black death was started with fleas by black rats from Asia.

2006-09-23 11:42:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

cause it killed about half the population of Europe,
and in the end,your skin turned black in splotches.

2006-09-23 11:20:42 · answer #2 · answered by Rich B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋