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Black Death

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

What century did the Black Death wreak havoc in Afro-Eurasia?

a)

11th century

b)

12th century

c)

13th century

d)

14th century

e)

15th century

2.

How did the Black Death spread throughout Afro-Eurasia?

a)

bacteria

b)

flea

c)

black rat

d)

all of the above

3.

What mutation occured in Yersinia Pestis that made the Black death more virulant?

a)

The bacteria mutated to infect black rats

b)

The bacteria mutated to infect people through the lungs, pneumonic plague

c)

The bacteria mutated to infect people through their blood, septicemic

d)

The bacteria mutated to infect fleas

4.

What was occuring in China with the first known outbreak of the Black Death?

a)

The Yuan Dynasty was collapsing

b)

The Red Turban Rebellion

c)

The Ming Dynasty was overthrowing the Yuan Dynasty

d)

War, famine leads to disease

e)

All of the above

5.

The Silk Routes enabled...

a)

the exchange of goods and ideas across Afro-Eurasia.

b)

the growth and density of cities.

c)

the spread of diseases.

d)

all of the above

6.

The first recorded outbreak occured in...

a)

China.

b)

East Africa.

c)

India.

d)

Eastern Europe.

7.

What two institutions in Europe were affected by the plague? (More than one correct answer)

a)

Monarchies and Churches

b)

Feudalism and the Church

c)

Knights and Serfdom

d)

Serfdom and Monarchies

8.

What is feudalism? (TWO minutes to write)

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9.

What happened to monarchies across Europe in the aftermath of the Plague? (ONE minute to answer)

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