Terms
Dates
Zoology
Issyk Kul
General
100
The plague from 1665-1666
What was the Great Plague of London?
100
The date of the first definate record of plague in China
When was 1353?
100
This represents which European trading empire?
Who were the Genoese?
100
Issyk-Kul was located on this trade route.
What was the silk road?
100
Natural disasters that caused movement of Central Asian rodents - 3 of them
What was collapse of Tziencheou Mountain, drought and flood?
200
The word to describe the outbreak of disease effecting many animals of one kind at the same time.
What is Epizootic?
200
The dates of the Black Death in Europe.
When was 1347-1352?
200
The principle animal for trade across the Gobi Desert?
Camel
200
The number of marked graves at Issyk Kul which mentioned pestilence or plague?
What is 10?
200
The general direction of the spread of the plague
What was east to west?
300
Where Arab historian Ibn al-Wardi witnessed the Black Death.
Where is Aleppo?
300
The decade of the 14th century when the plague erupted in the Gobi Desert.
What was the 1320s?
300
Scientific name of the plague bacteria
What is Yersinia pestis?
300
The written script/language on the Nestorian gravestones.
What is Syriac?
300
Probably the first known individual to die of the plague in 1328.
Who was Yesun Temur?
400
A term used by Arab historians to describe Mongolia.
What was the 'Land of darkness'?
400
Date of the death of Jijaghatu Toq-Temur.
When was October 1332?
400
The initial animal that was the principle host of the flea.
What was the marmot?
400
The number of the 650 graves found near Issyk-Kul that had stone markers
What is 620?
400
The powerhouses of European trade in 14th century. 3 of them.
What is Genoa, Veneto/Venice and Pisa?
500
Title of the leader of the Mongols
What was a khan?
500
The date [year] that archaeologists located the cemetery of Nestorian Christians south of Lake Issyk-Kul.
When was 1885?
500
The scientific name of Oriental rat fleas.
What is Xenopsylla cheopis?
500
The plague years in Issyk-Kul
When was 1337-1339?
500
Arab writer who described the plague being six-months journey from Tabriz
Who was Al-Maqrizi?