Black Death

How did the Black Plague travel from one continent to another?

• On the Silk Road trade routes

• By ships on the Middle Passage

• Via mail on the Pony Express

• By messenger pigeons

What was one physical symptom of the Black Plague?

• Eyes popping out of the head

• Huge pus filled swollen buboes

• hair falling out

• skin peeling off

The Black Plague spread

• East to west

• West to East

What year did the Black Death enter Europe

• 1347

• 2020

• 1400

• 1351

Group in Europe blamed and persecuted for the deliberate spread of the Black Death

• Jews

• Gypsies

• Christians

• Muslims

Men who beat themselves with whips to atone for sins of the people hoping to get God to stop the Black Death

• Gypsies

• Flagellants

• Monks

• lacerants

Why did doctors wear beak shaped masks during the Black Plague?

• the looked cool

• to scare the plaque away

• to stuff with flowers and herbs to keep out the smell and the plague

• to carry their medical gear

Which of the following was NOT a religious effect of the plague?

• New churches were built all over Europe and Asia

• Flagellants beat themselves to show repentance of their sins

• church lost prestige and power

• Christians blamed Jews for the plague

Look at the map below. In what region (continent) of the world did the Black Death BEGIN?

• Europe

• Middle East

• Asia

• Africa

Look at the map below. In what region (continent) of the world did the Black Death END?

• Europe

• Middle East

• Asia

• Africa