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100
What animal helped spread the disease?
The rat helped spread the disease.
100

Name two common symptoms of the Bubonic Plague.

What is headache, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and/or high fever.

100
What religious group had their towns destroyed in Southwest Asia?
Many Muslim towns in Southwest Asia were destroyed.
100
What is another name for the Bubonic Plague?
Black Death is another name for the plague.
100
What happened to the town population?
The town population decreassed.
200
What insect carried the disease from the rats to people?
The flea carried the disease.
200
What area of the body had painful swellings.
The armpits.
200
What fraction of people died in China?
2/3 of the population in China died.
200
What century was the Plague in?
The Bubonic Plague was in the 14th century.
200
What happened to the prices of goods during the Bubonic Plague era?
The prices of goods increased.
300
Where was the garbage of most people thrown?
Most people put their garbage in the streets.
300
What was the symptom of many people who had the plague.
Death was the most common symptom.
300
What was the death toll in Europe?
1/3 of the population died.
300
What were the years of the plague?
The years of the plague were 1347-1351.
300
What system started to crumble because of the Plague?
The Manorial System.
400
How did trade help spread the Plague?
Merchant ships carried the Bubonic Plague when they traveled.
400
What color were the spots on people's skin?
The spots were black or purplish.
400
About how many Asians in China and India died.
About 25 million died.
400
What caused higher wages for peasants?
Labor shortages caused higher wages for peasants.
400
Why did serfs leave the farms?
The serfs wanted better wages.
500
What bacteria was found on most rats?
The bacteria found on most rats was Yersinia Pestis.
500
What were the painful swellings called?
They were called buboes.
500
When there was an outbreak of the plague in Constantinople, how many thousands of people died?
70,000 people died from the disease.
500
What did scholars think caused the Bubonic Plague?
Scholars thought the alignment of planets caused the plague.
500
What group of people were blamed for causing the Bubonic Plague?
The Jews.