Black Death II

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.

How did the Black Death cross continents and spread far and wide?

• Trade routes (ships and wagons)
• Cheap Easyjet flights
• Carried by birds
• The movement of armies as they travelled on Crusade

How did medieval doctors cure the plague

• Bloodletting & leeches
• Vaccinations
• There was no cure
• Antiobiotics

What is another name for the Black Death?

• Bubonic Plague
• Smallpox
• Pneumonia
• Chicken Pox

Which creature carried the plague?

• crusader

• rat

• flea

• serf

What is the name of of the bacteria that caused the plague?

• Rattus Rattus

• Holius Crudius Pestis

• Blackus Rattus Europus

• Yersina Pestis

Where did the ships come from that carried the plague?

• The Middle East

• North Africa

• England

• Rome

What do we call the big black spots that developed on a person's body?

• buboes

• flea bites

• infections

• A sign from God