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The Black Death
The Black Death
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1
The name of the rats that spread the plague were 'bushy-tailed woodrats.'
True
False
2
During Medieval times, people believed the plague was caused by...
The soil
The planets not aligning & bad smells
Not eating enough vegetables
The trees
3
Barbers (people who cut hair/beards) would often perform bloodletting procedures.
True
False
4
The ACTUAL name of the rat that spread the plague was the...
Bulldog Rat
Brown Rat
Black Rat
Polynesian Rat
5
Who was this?
A priest
Plague doctor
Plague soldier
A farmer
6
Some of the medieval treatments for the plague included...
Bloodletting and leeches
Counting down from 100
Swimming in the lake
Burning books
7
The plague was transmitted/spread by...
Tarantulas (AHHHHH!)
Grasshoppers bit infected rabbits and passed this onto humans
Rats carried bacteria in blood, fleas bit the rats, fleas then bit humans
Cockroaches (EWWW!)
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Doctors were trusted MORE than priests to treat/cure the plague during Medieval times.
False
True
9
The bacteria that caused the plague was...
Salmonella
Yersinia pestis
Listeria monocytogenes
Moraxella
10
The Black Death occurred between...
1352-1367
1330-1352
1315-1325
1300-1320
11
The name of the fleas that spread the plague were 'Oriental Rat Fleas.'
False
True
12
Another form of treatment was crushing up dried toads, mixing it with human faeces, and rubbing it onto open wounds.
True
False
13
Another name for the Black Death was the...
Septicaemic plague
Pneumonic plague
Bubonic plague
Blue plague
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The swellings that people developed from the plague were called...
Buboes
Boils
Lumps
Placebos
