Black death

Select the two plagues that united to become the Black Death

• Pneumonic plague

• Big source

• Bubonic plague

• Algae hypnosis

What was a social effect of the Black Death?

• People worked together to care for the sick.

• People isolated themselves to only their families.

• People stayed away from one another.

• People congregated in churches to seek healing.

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.

The most deadly type of plague (pneumonic plague) affected the ____________.

• lungs

• blood

• heart

• toes

Explain how the Black Plague spread throughout Europe.

• Plague came from Britain and then spread to the rest of the mainland Europe through trade.

• Plague was brought back to mainland Europe by knights returning from the crusade in Central Asia.

• Plague spread from Central Asia through trade across the Middle East into Italian ports and then into Central Europe.

• Plague started in Moor controlled Spain and then spread from warfare between Christianity and Muslims.

The Bubonic Plague was responsible for the death of...

• nearly half the population of Europe.

• ten percent of the population of Europe.

• one third of the population of Europe.

• 75% of the population of Europe.

When does the plague hit Europe?

• 1347

• 1304

• 1300

• 1447

Where did the Black Death originally start?

• Europe

• East Europe

• Central Asia

• The Middle east