Social Studies Black Death

The Black Death was a __ that affected whole countries and the world.

• pandemic

• curse

• spell

The Black Death was also known as the __, __, or the great __.

• plague

• pestilence

• dying

• illness

Today, we call the Black Death the ___.

• Bobby Plague

• Bubonic Plague

• Baseball Plague

• Billion Plague

The Black Death was caused by a __, which is a tiny organism.

• germ

• bug

• bacterium

• mosquito

How di the Black Death spread?

• First, it infected rodents

• Then, fleas bit the rodents and became carriers

• Finally, the fleas bit humans and infected them

• First, it infected fleas

• Then, rodents bit the humans

What were the symptoms of the Black Death?

• weakness

• pain

• fever

• swollen lymph nodes

• itching

The Black Death started in __.

• Central America

• Central Africa

• Central Asia

The Black Death spread along __.

• wooded paths

• city borders

• country borders

• trade routes

The Black Death reached Europe in the year __.

• 1435

• 1347

• 1345

• 1437

How did the Black Death reach Europe?

__ and __ brought infected fleas on their ships.

• merchants

• sailors

• fishermen

• vikings