Plague #3

How do you rate your understanding of the plague?

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Match the following

• Bubonic Plague, Black Death

• What is another name for the Black Plague?

• China

• Plague

• 5th-15th Century time period

• How did Black Plague Originate?

• originated from an infected bacteria

• Middle Ages

• A diseases that spreads quickly

• Where did the disease originate?

Yersina pestis

• Bubonic plague bacterium
• Influenza virus
• Salmonella bacterium
• E. coli bacterium

What animal spead the Black Death to humans?

Reorder the following on how the plague was transmitted.

• Death

• Rats to

• Infected Fleas to

• Humans to

What was the Silk Road?

• The Silk Road was a waterway connecting Europe and Asia.
• The Silk Road was a series of military campaigns in ancient China.
• The Silk Road was a network of trade routes connecting the East and West.
• The Silk Road was a cultural exchange program between different empires.

What European country first had the plague?

• Spain
• France
• Germany
• Italy

What are symptoms of the plague?

• Joint pain, muscle aches, rash
• Fever, chills, weakness, swollen and painful lymph nodes, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea
• Headache, cough, runny nose
• Sore throat, chest pain, shortness of breath

How was the plague spread from person to person?

Draw a picture that shows how bodies were disposed of during the plague.