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The Black Death Summary Quiz
The Black Death Summary Quiz
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People thought that the plague was caused by bad smells...what was this belief called?
Stinkanomics
The Four Humours
Miasma
Germ Theory
2
Who were flagellants?
Religious Christians
Plague doctors
Farmers & merchants
People who like flags
3
Which of these is not a strand of the Black Death?
Hyperthermic plague
Bubonic plague
Pneumonic plague
Septicemic plague
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What was NOT a consequence of the plague in villages?
The Feudal System came to an end
The government gave handouts to keep farms running
More people merged fields together to farm sheep
People inherited land from their dead relatives & started getting rich
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What positive results came from the Black Death?
Workers who survived could charge more money for their labour
Europe's economy decreased after the plague
Trade decreased leading to isolation from other countries
Disease didn't damage farmland, buildings,ships, and machine
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Which one of these was NOT a cure for the plague?
Antibiotics
Pray to God
Sit in a sewer surrounded by poo
Drink ground up emeralds
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In which country did the Black Death start?
India
Italy
China
Russia
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What were the symptoms of The Black Death? (2 answers!)
Muscle Spasms
Skin turning Black
Skin turning Green
Coughing and Flu
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What year did the Black Death reach England?
1066
1215
1745
1348
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Why was the plague so much worse in towns? (2)
Public transport let the rats travel widely.
Everyone lived on top of each other in cramped conditions
The mayors went on holiday when the plague arrived.
There were no sewers so waste stayed on the streets
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Most people in medieval times lived in towns?
False
True
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The plague was a total disaster for the survivors?
True
False
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What is not one of the results of the Black Death?
Peasants sought a better life in towns
The fall of the monarch
Questioning the role of the church
Lack of labourers
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The Black Death killed nearly?
1/5 of the population of EUROPE
1/100 of the population of the WORLD
1/3 of the population of EUROPE
1/9 of the population of ROME
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What caused black death?
Fleas on rats
Squirrels
Dogs & Cats
Rats
