The Black Death Review

How much of Europe’s population was lost to the Plague? Approximately how many people did this equal?

• 20 million; 50% of the population.

• 1 million; 10% of the population.

• 100 million; 75% of the population

When medical treatments failed to stop the plague, where did the people turn next?

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  Faith and the Church

• Their fellow neighbors

• The Monarchy and nobility

Which of the following is a way “the bonds of Medieval life begin to unravel?” (choose all that apply)

• Food production plummeted and famines began.

• Law and order broke down as the people who enforced the law died or became sick.

• People turned away from immoral activities and started to act as "better" people.

What kind of “pollution” do Europeans of this time look for to have caused the outbreak of the pestilence (plague)?

• A moral pollution, sinning against God.

• Environmental air pollution.

• Human pollution (garbage everywhere).

What is the financial argument explaining why the Jews were burned during the outbreak of plague?

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  Burning Jews was a way to eliminate their creditors (people they owned money).

• Jews were taking jobs away from Christians.

• Jews were believed to be a strain on valuable resources that could be spent on Christians.

How had England transformed in the 13th century, prior to the plague?

• Population rose and more land was taken up by farming leaving life for peasants hard.

• Populations were declining and finding someone to do work was hard.

• Life was improving for peasants and it looked like things might finally go their way.

What problems nobility face regarding labor?

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  There was a shortage of workers such as servants, craftsmen, and farmhands.

• There were too many people and not enough jobs for all of them. 

• There were enough people, but no longer anyone who knew how to do the jobs that needed to be done.

What are some of the unforeseen advantages that surviving peasants begin to reap?

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  Higher wages and cheaper rent.

• More opportunities in government.

• Greater protection from threats, both internal and external.

To where do people start to move as they leave the countryside?

• People moved to the towns and cities where many died during the Black Death.

• People moved to the Americas where there were more opportunities.

• People moved to the the Islamic World where the Black Death was not as harmful.

How did Europe react to the end of the Black Death that showed a "moving forward" after the event?

• People started to rebuild and there was a rebirth and outpouring of creativity and science.

• People went back to the way things were before the Black Death like it never happened.

• The continent of Europe was a unity like it had never seen before, working together to solve major problems.