Chapter 17 Black Death

The disease called the Black Death is today known as the...

• Bubonic Plague

• Bacterium

• Seljuk Plague

• Virus

An organism that transmits disease from one life to another...

• atom

• bacterium

A disease that spreads across several countries over a short time...

• Pandemic

• Phenomenom

What percentage of Europe's population was killed by the Black Death?

• 75%

• 40%

• 25%

• 60%

Where did the plague start at?

• Central Asia

• Middle East

• Italy

• Western Europe

In what general direction did the Bubonic Plague move?

• south to north

• north to south

• west to east

• east to west

According to Agnolo Di Tura, how did people think the plague spread?

• families sharing food

• getting a look from the evil eye

• inhaling the same air or looking at them

• touching & burying infected bodies

Which group in Europe was often singled out for persecution thinking they caused the black death?

• Jews

• women

• Muslims

• traders

Explain how labor shortages affected society? (3 correct)

• Landowners produced crops that require less labor

• Workers demanded & received higher wages

• Rural workers moved to towns & cities

• Landowners imported slaves

Feudal estates = Less important after plague

• True

• False