Medieval Times
What continent did most of The Black Death impact?
Europe
What 2 animals were said to have caused The Black Death?
Rats and Fleas!
What were the three types of Black Death?
•bubonic plague
•pneumonic plague
•septicaemic plague
What is a treatment that they used that begins with Q?
Quarantine!
Name two countries that were impacted by the Plague
Italy, England, Spain Germany, France
List 3 reasons why Medieval Village was unsanitary
-Open Sewers/Waste
-People didn't bathe
-Animals in the street
-Meat in the river.
(other answers may be accepted)
Which 2 places did Medieval citizens get their water from?
Wells and rivers
What is the name of the pus-filled cysts that formed on victims?
Buboes
People believed that rubbing what animal on themselves would cure the plague?
A Chicken
True or false: Someone thought that crushing up pages of the bible and drinking it would save them from the cure
True!
What century did 'The Black Death' hit the hardest?
14th century
Floors were made out of straw, but what was it also called? Started with R
‘Rushes’
True or False: A bubonic plague victim will probably die within two weeks.
True
What is treacle made out of?
How many people died from The Black Death?
50 million
What was the 4 levels of Feudalism?
Monarchs.
Nobles.
Knights.
Peasants/Serf/Farmers
How do you spell the bacteria that caused the Black Death?
yersinia pestis
How does the Septicemic Plague occur in the victim?
What was the specific word used for people who whipped themselves to please God?
flagellants
What dates did the Black Death occur between?
1346 – 1352
Who was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066.
William the Conqueror
We listened to a beautiful song about the Black Death, what song was it in the tune of? and who sings it?
Hollaback Girl- Gwen Stefani
What was the mortality rate for the pneumonic plague?
100%
What creature was used in blood letting?
Leeches
Although the plague went away, it came back again when did it come back?
‘Great Plague of London’ in 1666.