The Black Death

Where did the Black Death originate?

• Asia
• Europe
• America
• Constantinople

When did the Black Death arrive in Europe?

• 1200
• 1532
• 1347
• 1776

Some scientists think the plague arrived in Europe from

• ships
• airplanes
• camel caravans
• trains

What may be the culprit for bringing the plague to Europe?

• fleas/bears
• fleas/black rats
• ticks/black rats
• ticks/brown bears

An estimated ____ of Europe's population died due to the plague.

• 1/4
• 2/3
• 1/3
• 80%

Which is NOT a main symptom of the plague?

• lose teeth
• large boils
• spasms (shaking)
• vomitting

The most deadly type of plague affected the ____________.

• lungs
• blood
• heart
• toes

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

• "Ring around the rosy"
• "Pocket full of posies"
• "Ashes, ashes"
• "We all fall down"

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

• "Ring around the rosy"
• "Pocket full of posies"
• "Ashes, ashes"
• "We all fall down"

Because the plague killed so much of Europe's population, it helped bring about the end of _________________.

• bureaucracies
• militarism
• feudalism
• Catholicism