Rats / Spread
A type of bacteria which caused the Black Death was called Yersinius P_ _ _ _ _ _
Yersinius Pestis
Where is it thought that people put their sewerage?
The street.
Open sewers are a common spread of disease, the rats ran through the sewers to where?
homes, hospitals, churches, market places...
What was used to `rebalance' humours issues in the body?
Leeches, blood letting
Where is the plague believed to have originated?
The plague was carried by what on rats?
Fleas
Food could not be preserved well which led to?
Disease / illness
Who did most people believe had sent the Black Death and why was it sent?
God and to punish them for their sins.
No
Trade
Population
Another name for the plague was the B______ Plague.
Bubonic
Who did some people think poisoned all the water?
The Jewish people
Whip themselves and sing hymns to win God's forgiveness.
Monks studied to become Doctors but the training was just as limited if not less than real Doctors training.
True or False
True
Name three places that trade expanded into.
Western Europe
North Africa
Middle East
It took how many days for the bacteria to multiply and take effect?
2-6
What did people believe earthquakes released?
Poisonous fumes
Why are the colours of a Barbers Shop red and white?
Barbers used to do surgery and the colours represent blood on white bandages.
Herbal remedies were used widely. Whilst they can heal certain issues and plants are the basis for modern medicine today, do you think the use of herbs to cure the plague could have worked? Justify your answer yes or no.
Listen to the students argument and teacher decides own the points being given or not.
Name the famous trade route for goods from Asia to Europe.
The Silk Road
What were three symptoms of the plague?
Sweat, dizziness, fever, temperature.
What did people think the conjunction of the three planets of 1345 created?
The Pestilence or the The Plague
Was `humour' something to do with being funny in during the Black Plague? Explain your answer.
A humour meant blood, phlegm, yellow and black bile in the body, not something funny.
What would happen to most open wounds that wouldn't happen today?
They would become festering, infected and gangrene (need cut off) as there was no antiseptic or antibiotics.
Explain how Covid-19 was so fast to spread in the modern world.
Plane transport and the increase in world population