The Black Death - Causes and Effects

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What year did the Black Death arrive in Europe?

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1347

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What is Yersinia Pestis?

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The bacterium that caused bubonic plague

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Where did the Black Death originate?

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Asia

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The path of the Black Death often followed...

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trade routes.

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Complete the cycle of infection.

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Flea bites human and regurgitates infected blood into the wound.

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An estimated ____ of Europe's population was wiped out by the Black Death.

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1/3

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Which lyric is associated with the "bad air" and stench of death during the plague outbreaks?

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"Pocket full of posies"

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To cure bubonic plague, what did you have to do with a toad?

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Strap it to your buboes.

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Medieval conditions contributed to the spread of the Black Death, such as...

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Straw beds, poor hygiene, poor food storage

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What did Medieval people do with their raw sewage?

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Chucked it into the street... or, you know, wherever, really.