What Was It?
What was another name for the Black Plague?
The Black Death
What animal commonly carried the disease?
Rats
What people get on their skin?
Lumps/Bubbles
About how many people died in Europe?
About 1/3 of population
What job did plague doctors have?
Treat sick people
The Black Plague was caused by what type of organism?
Bacteria
What insects spread the disease from rats to humans?
Fleas
Where were buboes commonly found?
All over the body
Because so many workers died, what happened to wages?
They increased
What did plague doctors wear to protect themselves?
Masks / beak masks
The bacteria that caused the plague was called?
Yersinia pestis (accept: plague bacteria)
The plague spread quickly because of trade and what type of travel?
Ships / Trade routes
Did most people survive the plague or die from it?
Many died / High death rate
Many people became more or less religious?
More religious (accept: some lost faith)
Why did doctors put herbs in the mask beak?
They thought it cleaned the air
The Black Plague happened mostly during what time period?
The Middle Ages
Cities helped the plague spread because they were very crowded and?
Dirty / Poor sanitation
People with plague often had fever and what color spots on skin?
Black or dark spots
What group was sometimes unfairly blamed for the plague?
Jewish people
True or False: The plague still exists today.
True
What continent was hit hardest by the Black Death?
Europe
True or False: People knew about germs during the Black Death.
False
The plague could kill some people in how long?
A few days
The plague helped weaken what system in Europe?
Feudalism
What helped finally reduce plague spread long term?
Better sanitation / hygiene / medicine