The Black Death Hits Europe

The Bubonic Plague is spread by.........

• fleas on rats

• ticks on dogs

• flies on horses

• breathing infected air

As many as _____________ Europeans died of the Black Death.

• 2,500

• 250,000

• 2 million

• 25 million

A new epidemic of bubonic plague started in .....

• England

• Scandinavia

• China

• Italy

One out of every ____________ people in Europe was killed by the bubonic plague

• two

• three

• four

• five

Some people thought the _________ caused the bubonic plague by poisoning town wells.

• nobles

• jews

• christians

• merchants

After trade ships arrived in Messina, __________, townspeople became sick and died.

• Germany

• Sicily

• China

• Russia

Because of the Black Death,____________.

• the church suffered a loss of power

• some people thought the jews had poisoned town wells

• Europe's economy suffered

• all of the above

The bubonic plague is spread by fleas on rats.

• true

• false

The epidemic began in the 1600s in Italy.

• true

• false

Many believed the Black Death was God punishing people for their sins.

• true

• false