Black Death

EFFECTS

100

This fraction of people was estimated to have died

1/3,,, 20 to 30 million

200

One of the places plague would infect first would be a person's glands. Where were some of the most common places for boils to appear?

Under the armpit, upper thigh, neck

300

The name of the infected boils that would form on patients' bodies

Buboes

400

Name three symptoms came along with the infection

headache, chills, back pain, nausea, fever, boils

500

About how long would it take for a person with the plague to die?

Less than one week (4-7 days)

CHANGES

100

COVID 19 and the Bubonic plague are examples of ___________________.

Pandemics

200

What century did the Black Death infect Europe?

14th Century

300

This led to famine in 1315

over population

400

What type of rat was best known for spreading the plague?

(European Black Death)

500

What helped brown rats resist flee bites

thicker fur

PEOPLE

100

These were people that lost faith in the Church during the plague 

Heretics

200

Explain why the Black Death is not a medical concern today.

Vaccines and antibiotics are available; we know where the disease came from and where it spread

300

Many Christians in the Middle Ages blamed this group of people for the spread of the Plague

Jews

400

This group of people would travel the European countryside beating and whipping themselves as a way to ward off the Plague.

The Flagellants 

500

What was the name of the influential doctor that gave solid medical advice and cures for the plague FOR THE TIME?

Angelerio 

CAUSES

100

What type of bites would help spread the disease of the plague?

Flea bites

200

Name two potential "cures" of the plague in the 1300's and explain what they are

Blood letting, placing buboes on the skin of a plucked chicken, ointment made from excrement, prayer, popping buboes

300

How did people THINK the plague was spread from person to person in the 1300's?

The air; infected people breathing on you

400

Plague doctors would wear a beak-like mask that was filled with ____________. AND what was the purpose?

Fragrant spices; strong smells were thought to stop the spread of the plague

500

This group of workers was most heavily impacted by the spread of the plague in Europe

Farmers

RANDOM

100

This is the European city that was said to be the first inflicted with the plague.

Messina

200

Name the three types of the plague

Pneumonic, bubonic, septicemic 

300

The name of the bacteria caused the plague

Yersinia Pestis

400

Which of the three types of plague is the most deadly?

Pneumonic

500

From what continent did the plague come from?

Asia