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Black Death
Learn about the cause, spread and impact of the Black Death
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What years during the 14 century was the Black Death raging through Europe? | 1347 - 1350 |
| What were the things that spread the Black Death from animals to people? | Fleas |
| How did the Black Death Spread from Asia to Europe? | Trade routes |
| Why were people so susceptible to the Plague | overcrowding, poverty |
| Why did the Plague spread so quickly in towns and cities? | crowded conditions |
| What are the three types of Plague? | Bubonic Plague, pneumonic plague and Septicaemic Plague |
| What percentage of people did the Black Death kill? | 30 - 50% |
| What impact did the Black Death have on the church? | reduced the number of people that went to church and killed lots of priests. |
| Identify 3 ways that people tried to treat the Black Death. | Flagellants, bloodletting, lancing the buboes |
| What were some of the immediate effects of the Black Death | Not enough people to bury the dead, Crops failed because there weren't enough people to harvest them. |
| How did the Black Death effect workers? | They could ask for higher wages because there weren't as many people. |
| What was the main form of art that related to the Black Death called? | Danse Macarbre |
| What do rats have to do with the spread of the Bubonic Plague? | they carried the fleas |
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