Which form of the plague can be transmitted from person to person?
Septicemic plague
Bubonic plague
Pneumonic plague
What animal carried the Black Death and transferred it to humans?
Fleas
Birds
Dogs
Mosquitoes
Today the Black Death is called the ❌.
What did people do when the disease started killing people?
They locked their doors
They burned down houses and villages
They panicked
They tried to run and hide
All of the above
❌ percentage of people in Europe during the Middle Ages died from the Black Plague
When did the Black Death take place?
1066 to 1070
1347 to 1350
500 to 510
1400 to 1402
What did some people at the time think caused the disease?
They thought it was punishment from god
That the Jewish people caused it to kill Christians
That pockets of bad air from earthquakes released the disease
None of the above
If you caught the Black Death today you would likely die from it.
How did medieval doctors cure the plague?
Vaccinations
Bloodletting & leeches
Antiobiotics
There was no cure
This picture represents a person who had what job during the plague?
How did the plague affect the Feudal system of Europe?
Labor shortages ended feudalism
Feudalism ended because all peasants died
Feudalism was made stronger
Feudalism remained unchanged
How many people were killed within four years of the Black Plague?
40-50 Million
20-30 Million
5-7 Million
10-20 Million
The social institution that was most damaged in the public's mind because of the plague was ❌
After the plague, how was the standard of life affected?
It increased due to new luxury items
It decreased because of increased wages
It decreased due to decreased wages
It increased due to higher wages
Which is true regarding the price of goods of farmers and merchants during the plague?
Prices increased because farmers and merchants could charge whatever they wanted due to the chaos
Prices decreased because their were less people to buy goods
Prices increased because nobles were demanding higher profits
Prices decreased because there were too many people and not enough crops
Some of the cures that doctors tried included:
Crushed emeralds
Chewing chillies
Sitting in the sewers
Eating Lemons
As a result of the plague, some peasants gained more land that they were then able to rent out to others.
What effect did the plague have on trade?
Trade increased because more deaths led to lower production of food and products
Trade increased because people were more willing to travel from city to city
Trade decreased because cities & villages had surpluses of what they needed
Trade decreased because of lack of production, and fear of travel/spread of the disease
As a result of the plague, more peasants had to work for their lords for free 40 days a year, instead of just paying him directly.
What is a common symptom of the Plague?
Seizures
Diarrhea
Diabetes
Headaches
Symptoms of the Septicemic plague.
Enlarged, painful, tender lymphs. Accompanying symptoms are fever, chills, headaches, and weakness.
Abdominal pain. There can be bleeding and tissue death, especially of the fingers and toes. These dying tissues may appear black.
Shortness of breath, chest pain, fever, and cough with watery or bloody mucus production
Symptoms of the Pneumonic plague
Which 2 types of the plague rarely spread from person to person?
What is a cure for the Plague?
Morphine
Antibiotics
Aspirin
Paracetamol
Name one of the causes for the Black Death.
Aliens
Viruse
Bacteria
None of the Above
Name a crazy cure for the Plague.
Bathe in Urine
Eating Onions
Sacrifice animals and Humans
Drinking Urine
Name some of the cures for the Plague.
Rubbing a wound with a live Chicken
Eating Human and Animal Waste
Killing the Jews
Where do historians think that the Black Death started?
In Africa
In North America
In Russia
In England
In Asia
Why would the Black Death not be nearly as deadly in 2018?
Not as many rats
We have boil ointment now
Antibiotics and cleaner living habits
Flea collars
What is one of the countries that were affected by the spread of the Black Death?
Switzerland
France
Africa
All of above
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