Black Death 1
Black Death 2
Plague (In General)
Vocabulary
Random History question
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What caused the Black Death?
Fleas
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About what fraction of the population in Europe was killed because of the plague?
1/3 or 25 million
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The Triumph of Death is an oil panel painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder painted c. 1562 can be found in which Museum?
Prado Museum
100
a physical or mental feature which is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient.
symptoms
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Who sent Christopher Columbus to explore the New World?
King Ferdinand of Spain
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What animals carried the Black Death?
Rats
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How many people died in the world because of the Black Plague/Death
200 million people
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This group of people were burnt and accused of well poisoning.
Jews
200
a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying goods to a particular trade.
Merchant
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During World War II, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. Which country is Normandy in?
France
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What was the first city in Europe where the Black Death was recorded?
Messina in Italy
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Medieval doctors theorized that it was “_____” originating in “corrupt sea water” that was causing the plague.
bad air/contaminated air
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In which city was it is estimated that around 800 people died daily because of the black plague
Paris, France
300
What do you call this 
clothing?
overcoat
300
Where is the first Summer Olympics held?
Athens, Greece
400
Why did it spread so quickly?
Lack of good hygiene
400
The part of the body that begins to swell when infected with the plague
lymph nodes
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The Third Plague Pandemic spread all over the world except in this continent
Antarctica.
400
(especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.
Swell
400
Which is considered the first human technology
Fire
500
How long did the Black Death last in Europe?
4 years
500
What material did the Plague Doctors wear?
Waxxed leather
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The bacteria that cause the Black Plague
Yersinia Pestis
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something, typically money, awarded to someone in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury.
compensation
500
Which cities in Japan was the atomic bomb detonated?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki