WorksheetsThe Black Death
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
The Black Death was caused by
Fleas on rats
Fleas on cats
Fleas on mice
Rats
What is the order of the Feudal System?
Peasant - Noble - King - Knight - Clergy
Clergy – King – Noble – Knight – Peasant
King - Noble - Clergy -Knight - Peasant
Identify all the symptoms of the Black Death.
Select all correct responses.
Buboes
Fever
Coughing up blood and bleeding under the skin
Blackening of fingers and toes
Identify the medieval beliefs about the causes of the Black Death.
Select all correct answers.
bad air
poisoned wells
too many cats
The power of god and the positioning of the planets
Why was the power of God and religion so important to the lives of people in the Middle Ages?
Select all correct options
People wanted to get into Heaven.
People feared the consequences of going against the rules of the Church.
Some people needed the charity which the Church provided.
The Church paid the wages of all of the people
What was the name of the major trading route which transported goods from Asia to Europe?
Silk Road
Trading Highway
Trader's Road
Tea Avenue
Identify the group or groups who were blamed for spreading the Black Death and became known as scapegoats?
You can select more than one answer.
Jews
witches
farmers
gypsies
What is the name given to religious extremists during the Middle Ages?
nuns
flagellants
monks
abbots
How many different strains of the plague were present in Medieval Europe?
1
2
3
4
What did people of the Middle Ages do to seek help if they were suffering from the plague?
Select more than one.
see a plague doctor
go to church
move to a different town.
