Introduction
This worldwide pandemic took place in the 1347-1351
These small mammals were the primary hosts that carried the plague-infected fleas.
What are rodents?
After the plague, laborers could demand higher pay for this reason, as their numbers had fallen.
What was a shortage of workers?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, unfair treatment and scapegoating were often targeted against these communities.
Who are Asian Communities
Symptoms of this disease included swellings in the groin or armpits and spitting blood.
What was the Bubonic Plague?
This era of Mongol peace and stability, which mainly led to the spread of the plague, lasted from the mid-13th to the mid-14th century.
What was the Pax Mongolica
A major positive economic impact of the labor shortage was that this social system began to collapse.
What is feudalism?
A common social reaction during both the Black Death and COVID-19 was this, which means blaming a group for the crisis.
What is scapegoating?
This medical treatment involved popping open, pus-filled swellings
What is boil-lancing
This was a brutal method armies used to intentionally spread the plague to their enemies.
What was throwing plague bodies into their town?
This violent prejudice surged during the Black Death because many wrongly believed these people had deliberately started the outbreak.
Who were the Jewish People?
This modern method, which saw a massive increase during the pandemic, allowed doctors to consult with patients virtually.
What is telehealth?
These small, jumping insects were the initial carriers of the plague.
What are fleas?
Even areas untouched by the plague stopped trading with neighbors for this reason.
What is to avoid contact?
Before the plague, this institution controlled human actions, but afterward, it lost control as people lost trust.
What was the Church?
A major difference in misinformation, spreading from word-of-mouth in the 14th century, but through this global digital network in the 21st.
What is social media?
While 'Black Death' describes the pandemic during that time period, this is the name for the disease's specific form.
What is Bubonic Plague?
The trade routes that brought silk and spices to Europe also delivered this devastating, unseen cargo in the 14th century.
What is Black Death?
The death of great painters and philosophers during the plague led to a decrease in this process.
What is collective learning?
Major economic risks during COVID-19 included this sharp decline and the prediction of widespread poverty.
What is GDP?