Plague

Reorder the following to show the spread of the plague.

• Black Sea

• England

• Ports in Italy

• Mainland of Western Europe

• Central Asia

After the plague there was a shift in power from nobles to _________.

• common people

• merchants

• monarchs

• clergy

The plague probably would not have been such a cataclysmic event if the region were not already suffering from the following: (mark all that are correct)

• change in weather causing loss of crops

• reduced trade

• famine

• shrinking cities

How did the plague impact Europe?

• People started to question the church

• 1/3 of the population died

• It contributed to the decline of feudalism

• All are correct

Armies attacking Caffa spread the plague into the town by ...

• catapulting plague corpses into the town

• letting loose flea-infested black rats

• selling bales of cloth infested with fleas

Where did the Black Plague first entered Europe?

• Through port cities first because of trade routes.

• The Black Death took several centuries to spread throughout Europe.

• The Black Death spread from Europe to Asia in 1854.

• The Black Death did not affect northern Europe the most.

Which of the following did not carry the Bubonic Plague?

• Fleas

• Flies

• Rats

• Humans

The plague is thought to have started here

• Australia

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Black Death?

• Population Decreased

• Jews were persecuted

• People lived longer lives

• Religion began to change

How did life change for surviving peasants and serfs after the plague?

• they began to demand pay for their labor

• they all moved from towns to the country

• they now had to work much longer days

• they rioted and took over the manors