Antonine Plague
When did the Antonine Plague start?
165 CE
How long did the Plague of Justinian last?
1 year
What type of plague was the Black Death?
Bubonic Plague
What year did the Spanish Flu start?
1918
Where did COVID-19 originate?
Wuhan,China
Who was the Emperor of the Roman Empire during the Antonine Plague?
Marcus Aurelius
Who was the emperor during the Plague of Justinian?
Justinian I
How long was the Black Death in Europe?
4 years
What war came before the Spanish Flu?
World War 1
What country was effected most by COVID-19
The USA
How many people died from the Antonine Plague in total?
5 million people
Troops returning from battle
What animals/insects carried the plague?
Fleas and rats
What animal did the Spanish Flu come from?
The North American Wildbird
What are the most common symptoms of COVID-19?
Fever, dry cough and tiredness
Around how many people died each day because of the Antonine Plague?
2000 people
What empire did the Plague of Justinian start in?
Byzantine Empire
Where did the people flee to and spread the Plague?
The countryside
How many people died in the first week of the Spanish Flu?
6 million people
When did the World Health Organisation declare COVID-19 as a global health emergency?
January 30th 2020
What philosophy did Marcus Aurelius believe in?
Stoicism
During the Plague of Justinian, why did the price of bread rise?
Farmers and bakers died
What nursery rhyme originates from the Black Death?
Ring Around the Rosie
How many waves of influenza were there in the Spanish Flu?
3 waves
When did NSW go into a stage three lockdown
March 30th 2020