Global 9 Unit 5 #2: Black Plague

This map would best be used to explain how the plague was spread by

• invading armies

• nomadic invaders

• merchants

• explorers

Based on this map, what is a valid conclusion about the Black Death?

• The plague was first found in Japan

• Mogadishu had the highest casualty rate

• People of North Africa, Europe, and Asia were affected

• The outbreak of the plague spread from Western Europe east to Asia.

As a result of the Black Plague, life expectancy in Europe

• increased

• decreased

The geographic context of this map is that

• The plague spread from Asia to Europe along trade routes

• The Mongols spread the plague when they invaded India

The Black Death spread by

• infected fleas carried by rats

• breathing in unclean air

These Christians whipped themselves because they believed

• that God sent the plague as punishment for their sins

• this would help to ease the symptoms of the plague

What was a direct result of the Black Death in

Europe?

• The rate of urbanization [cities] increased.

• A shortage of workers developed

• Food had to be imported [shipped in] from North America

• The Greek city-states reunited to control trade.

Doctors wore this outfit in order to

• warn villagers where plague patients were located

• try to protect themselves from the plague