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100
What animal helped spread the disease?
The rat helped spread the disease.
100

Name two common symptoms of the Bubonic Plague.

What is headache, high fever, and boils.

100

How many people were dying each day in the city of Alexandria?

1,000 people/day

100

What is another name for the Bubonic Plague?

Black Death or Black Plague

200
What insect carried the disease from the rats to people?
The flea carried the disease.
200
What area of the body had painful swellings.
The armpits.
200

What fraction of people died in Europe?

1/3 of the population.

200

How was the city of Caffa infected with the Black Plague?

The Mongols used dead infected soldiers and catapulted them over the city walls. 

300
Where was the garbage of most people thrown?
Most people put their garbage in the streets.
300

What was the most common result of many people who had the plague.

Death was the most common result.

300

What is the estimated number of people who died from the Black Death?

25 million people just in the first outbreak

300

Where did the Black Death originate?

Mongolia

400
How did trade help spread the Plague?
Merchant ships carried the Bubonic Plague when they traveled.
400
What color were the spots on people's skin?
The spots were black or purplish.
400

How long did it take victims to die of the bubonic plague

 Most victims died within four to seven days after infection.

400

Other than Europe, what 2 other continents did the Black Death affect?

Asia & Africa

500
What bacteria was found on most rats?
The bacteria found on most rats was Yersinia Pestis.
500

What were the painful swellings called?

They were called boils.

500

Some people questioned or blamed________

God

500

Which social group benefited the most from the black plague? 

The peasants

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