Black Death
What was the humanitarian crisis that occurred directly before the Black Death
The Great Famine
What is mass hysteria?
answers may vary
How many years was the 100 Years War?
116
How many wives did King Henry VIII have?
6
How did Joan of Arc die?
Burned at the stake
How did the Black Death spread?
Flea bites, airborne droplets, contact with bodily fluids
What is the name of the fungus that grows on things like rye that can cause confusion and hallucinations
Ergot
What is the name of the woman who was burnt at the stake?
Joan of Arc
How much did King Henry VIII weigh when he died
Around 400 pounds
What country was Joan of Arc from?
France
Why was the Black Death called the Black Death?
the black sores
Name 2 of the 6 examples of mass hysteria we talked about
Dancing Plague (1374 & 1518), Meowing Nuns (1491), Salem Witch Trials (1692), Miracle of the Sun (1917), Laughing Epidemic (1962)
What was the name of the conflict Joan of Arc was involved in?
The Siege of Orleans
Who was King Henry VIII's favorite wife?
Jane Seymour
Name one of the three saints who visited Joan of Arc
Saint Catherine, Saint Michael or Saint Margaret
Besides a large amount of the population dying, what is another effect of the Black Death?
answers may vary
How do we know that The Miracle of the Sun (1917) did NOT happen?
Nowhere else in the world saw it, eye witness reports varied drastically etc.
What is the name of the weapon that gave England the upper hand in both the Battle of Crecy (1346) and the Battle of Poitiers (1356)
English Longbow
What is the rhyme to remember the fate of King Henry VIII's wives?
divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived
What is something Joan of Arc was found guilty of?
answers may vary
What is the name of the city that experienced biological warfare from the Monguls?
Caffa
What are the three factors that can cause mass hysteria?
Environmental, societal and psychological factors
What is one of two factors that can effect the outcome of a battle besides how many soldiers an army has
Environmental mental factors or new technology
What is the name of the political religious movement led by King Henry VIII
English Reformation
What is a martyr