The Black Death

The plague came from China via the Silk Road and trade ships

• True

• false

Christians blamed Jewish people for the plague and thought they poisoned the drinking water

• True

• False

The plague was carried by infected fleas that traveled on rats

• True

• False

The Crusades broke the feudal system

• True

• False

Why is it called the black plague?

• Only white animals die from it

• Only black cats die from it

• Peoples blood goes black from internal bleeding

• Your head turns black as an effect

How was the Black Death originally spread?

• Soldiers on the battle field during the Crusades caught the germ from their attackers.

• Rats came on boats from overseas and bit humans.

• It was airborne, meaning it was spread through the air.

• Fleas on infected rats bit them and then jumped onto onto humans and bit them.

How was the Black Death spread over oceans?

• It came with conquered people.

• It resulted from missionary work in other lands.

• It followed trade routes.

• It was carried by birds.

Where did the Black Plague, or the Bubonic Plague, start?

• It started in the Americas and was brought by boat to Eastern Europe by rats.

• It started in Central Asia and moved west along the Silk Road and reached Eastern Europe by 1343.

• It started in the Byzantine Empire and was brought to Europe during the Crusades.

• It started in cities and towns Western Europe and spread to West Africa and Central Asia.

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the bubonic plague?

• Bleeding inside the body was a possible symptom of the plague.

• Other plagues had broken out before.

• The plague could infect the victim’s blood or lungs.

• Physical contact was necessary to spread the plague.

About what proportion of Europe’s 14th-century population died as a result of outbreaks of the bubonic plague?

• one-tenth

• one-quarter

• one-third

• one-half