Spread of the Black Death
Symptoms of the Black Death
Responses to the Black Death
Impacts of the Black Death
Random questions
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What animal caused the spread of the Black Death?
What is: Fleas
100
What part of the body did buboes form?
What is : Lymph nodes in a persons armpits and groin
100
This was the practice of separating people who might be infected from the healthy population.
What is: Quarantine
100
This major social change occurred when peasants gained greater bargaining power because landowners desperately needed workers.
What is: The decline of the feudal system
100
What are the dates of the Black Death (years)
What is: 1347-1353
200
What 2 major trade routes helped the Black Death spread between Asia and Europe?
What is: The Silk Road and Spice Route
200
Name one common symptoms of the Black Death
What is: Fever, Buboes, Aches, Being lethargic,
200
Many people used these scented substances because they believed they could protect them from the disease.
What is: Perfumes/Herbs
200
How long did it take for Europes population to return to pre-plague levels?
What is 200-300 years
200
How many people died globally from the Black Death?
What is 75-200 million people
300
Name two reasons the black death spread so quickly
What is:
-It was highly contagious
- Trade routes moved people quickly
- They misunderstood the causes
- Poor Hygine
300
How long would it take for someone to die if they got the Bubonic strain of the Black Death
What is: 4 days - 7 days
300
What is the vickery method?
What is: A live, plucked chicken was strapped to a patient’s swollen lymph node (bubo).
300
What religious institution declined in influence following the Black Death
What is: The Catholic Church
300
In what city was the Black Death reportedly used a weapon?
What is: Caffa
400
What was the first city in Europe where the Black Death was recorded?
What is: Messina
400
Spell the strain of Black Death that affects the lungs
What is: Pneumonic
400
Name 2 strategies used due to the belief that the plague was caused by Miasma
What is:
- Not going out at night
- Carrying Herbs
- Not living near the coasts
400
The huge number of deaths caused many surviving people to inherit property, land and wealth from these people. What is the name of the Tax that allowed them to inherit wealth and pay a portion to manorial lords?
What is: Heriot Tax
400
What was the name of the bacteria that caused the Black Death? Spell it correctly
Yersinia Pestis
500
Which European country mostly escaped the first outbreak of the Plague?
What is: Poland
500
In severe cases of the Black Death, this symptom could occur when the infection entered the bloodstream, causing the blood to clot abnormally and potentially leading to tissue death in the fingers, toes and other extremities
What is: Gangrene
500
Name the author and book that records key responses to the Black Death
What isL Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron,
500
In what city was the building of a cathedral halted and never continued.
What is: Siena
500
What is this image called? 
Dance Macabre