Year 8Y Topic - Health and Medicine during the Middle Ages

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

Which is NOT a main symptom of the plague?

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

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

• bureaucracies
• militarism
• feudalism
• Catholicism

How did the plague impact Europe?

• People started to question the church

• 1/3 of the population died

• It contributed to the decline of feudalism

• All are correct

Which of the following did not carry the Bubonic Plague?

• Fleas
• Flies
• Rats
• Humans

How did the plague affect the Feudal economy of Europe?

• Feudalism remained unchanged
• Feudalism was made stronger
• Labor shortages ended feudalism, serfs and peasants demand higher pay
• Feudalism ended because all peasants died

What effect did the plague have on trade?

• Trade increased because more deaths led to lower production of food and products
• Trade increased because people were more willing to travel from city to city
• Trade decreased because cities & villages had surpluses of what they needed
• Trade decreased because of lack of production, and fear of travel/spread of the disease