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Great Famine 1315 - 1317

  • At its height (1317) it affected many parts of Europe: N. Europe, N. France, Germany and Poland

Famine = shortage of food

Famine Ends

hansel and grettel

The famine ended in approximately 1325 when crops and animals began to brow again...

In twenty years... the Black Plague would hit Europe

  • Abandoned children in the woods
  • Story of Hansel and Grettel

effects

  • Seeds and animals were eaten
  • People began to die from diseases
  • Murder, cannibalism and infanticide
  • People blamed the church
  • Food costs were inflated

causes

  • Heavy rains cause crops to fail
  • Cold weather killed crops and animals
  • Weather kept hay cold and wet
  • Population outgrew food supplies
  • Salt could not be cultivated to preserve meat

Begins in 1315

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