The Black Death

A military tactic in which infections and disease is weaponized against the enemy.

• Blitzkrieg

• Biological Warfare

• Chemical Warfare

• Kamikaze

Who lives in close proximity to humans and travel with them along trade routes carrying disease?

• cows

• horses

• rats

• dogs

What is the location where the Black Death first arrived in Europe by way of trade?

• Germany

• Ireland

• Spain

• Italy

What empire defended and maintained the Silk Road and is responsible for spreading the Plague at Kaffa?

• The Romans

• The Egyptians

• The Mongols

• The Irish

What is the name of the plague that devastated the world in 1347 killing over 60% of Europeans?

• Pandemic

• The Black Death

• SARS

• Influenza Scare

What trading route between China and the Middle East that traded spices and other luxury goods but also, transported the Black Death as well?

• The Silk Road

• Columbia Exchange

• The Slave Trade

• Triangular Trade

What parasites carried bacteria is responsible for the Black Death. They spread it by biting human beings after rat host die.

• Mosquitos

• Flies

• Fleas

• Ticks

What is the name of the actual disease responsible for the Black Death?

• Bubonic Plague

• SARS

• Influenza

• none of the above

What trade city on the border between Eastern Europe and Asia did the Mongols lay siege upon and catapulted infected bodies into castles as an early form of biological warfare?

• Jerusalem

• Israel

• Sicily

• Kaffa

What is the name of the bacteria that causes the plague known as the Black Death?

• Yersinia Pestis

• Bacilli

• Aquificae

• Cyanobacte