Bubonic Plague

What is the nickname for The Bubonic Plague?

• The Big Blister

• The Black Death

• The Measles

• The Mumps

What famous nursery rhyme is about the Bubonic Plague that ravaged EUROPE, AFRICA, AND ASIA?

• Humpty Dumpty

• Ring around the Rosie

• Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

• 3 Little Pigs

Pockets full of posies could have represented what?

• Carrying flowers to help drown out the terrible smells

• Collecting butterflies

• Collecting coins and trinkets

• Carrying little crackers for snacks later

Ashes, Ashes could represent...

• The dead bodies were burned and the ashes fell back down on the towns

• The ashes represented the wood from the fires that would burn

• The ashes represented the changing of the seasons

• The ashes represented the wildfires burning during that time

The Bubonic Plague was spread...

• From terrible smells from the dead bodies

• Through hand to hand touching

• Through the air from sneezing

• Between animals and humans by the bite of infected fleas

How did the Bubonic Plague get from place to place?

• Trading routes connecting each continent

• By air

• By touch

• By sight

What were THREE causes for the start of the Bubonic Plague?

• Increased international trade

• Rising population

• Lack of medical knowledge

• Rising rat population