Geography
What two continents did the Black Death spread through?
Asia and Europe
Did people in the middle ages blame the planets in the solar system for the Black Death?
Yes
What is a short-term impact of the Black Death?
Buboes, vomiting, nausea, death, fever, etc.
What was one of the main reasons the Black Death had such a large impact?
No medical expertise
Which continent was impacted first?
Asia
Why is it called the "Black Death"?
A symptom left lymph nodes blackened and swollen after bacteria entered through the skin
How did the Black Death arrive in Europe?
Through ships/trade routes
How was sewage managed at the time?
Sanitation was poor. Most sewage would run down the middle of the street. This was a bigger problem when it rained
Plague doctors wore masks that contained ______ in order to ____________.
Herbs and flowers - - keep the plague away as it was caused by foul smells
What animal was rubbed on buboes for healing purposes?
Chickens
What allowed the plague to spread quickly?
Ships
What was the largest social class in the middle ages?
Peasants
Which areas were impacted the least?
Rural areas that didn't experience a lot of trade
Which animals spread the Black Death?
Fleas and rodents/rats
Increased wages
What was a common ''cure'' for the Black Death, starting with 'b'?
Bloodletting
How long did the Black Death last?
Answers from 5-8 years acceptable, but others argue it never went away
Most people believed the reason for the plague was ______.
A punishment from God
What is the term describing the amount of people in one place?
Population density
What biological attack occurred in Caffa (a walled city)?
Infected bodies were flung over the walls
About how many people died from the Black Death?
25 to 60 million people
Who travelled around, whipping/scourging themselves for their sins?
Flagellants
In what time period did the Black Death occur?
The 1300's/14th century
Another name for the Black Death, other than the Plague?
The Great Pestilence / The Great Mortality
What caused Mongols to move to find greener pastures? It also caused rodents to move to find food and water, spreading the infection...
Winds changed!
(Europe became wetter, Asia became hotter)
Which group of people were persecuted because they were blamed for the Black Death?
Jewish people
What did the Black Plague leave forever changed? You'll need to consider long-term impacts.
Social and Economic systems: religion, politics and social classes.
A disease management that was invented during the Black Death, but has also been common in the modern era?
Quarantine
The Black Death killed about one-third of Europe's people between what years?
1347 and 1351
Tell me how earthquakes caused the Black Death from the view of a person from the middle ages?
Earthquake releases poisonous gas or bad air that infects people