Vocabulary and Comprehension Questions: The Bubonic Plague

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Apocalyptic is closest in meaning to

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end-of-times

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The Black Death spread through all continents EXCEPT

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Americas

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Meaning of 'devastating' in the video?

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calamitous

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Why was the Black Plague deadlier in some times/places?

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Human hosts might be weaker due to socio-economic and biological factors.

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The word 'vulnerable' is closest in meaning to:

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exposed

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NOT a social/economic effect of the Black Death?

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Populations with stronger immune system

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Plague of Justinian (541 AD) & Plague Pandemic (1855) significance?

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Proof that the same parasite can have different effects.

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Why did the Black Death spread so quickly?

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It can spread by human transmission.

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Main ideas of the video EXCEPT:

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Cemeteries in London show how malnourished and sick people were.