WorksheetsBlack Death
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What year did the Black Death reach Europe?
1340
1347
1348
1666
Where did the Black Death originate from>
Asia
Africa
Central America
North America
Which European country did the Black Death first arrive in?
France
Spain
Italy
England
Which group of people were accused of poisoning wells?
Jewish People
Romani Gypsies
Muslims
Catholics
Which was the worst type of plague?
Bubonic
Septicaemic
Pneumonic
True or false: The Black Death killed approximately one third of the English population?
True
False
What animals helped spread the Black Death?
Birds
Rats
Cats
Some people believed God had sent the Black Death as a punishment so whipped themselves for mercy. What were they called?
Cults
Flagellants
Catholics
Soothsayers
Miasma was a believed cause of the Black Death. What does Miasma mean?
God's mercy
Evil Spirits
Bad Air
Dirty Water
Which of the following is a natural cause believed to cause the Black Death
Four humours
Sent by God
Poisoned wells
Alignment of planets
What percentage of people who were infected would die of the Bubonic Plague
40%
50%
60%
70%
What part of the body did the pneumonic plague infect?
Face
limbs
lungs
Stomach
What of the following was a treatment linked to natural causes of the Black Death
praying to God
Trepanning
Bloodletting
What believed cause of the Black Death caused instructions to clean up the streets in London and other cities?
Miasma
Astronomy
God's punishment
Which group of people benefitted from the Black Death?
Serfs/villains
Barons
Knights
Women
How did people benefit from the Black Death?
medical advancement
Decrease in power of the church
less labour force so higher wages
cleaner towns
When was the next major outbreak of the plague after the Black Death?
1350
1665
1666
