WorksheetsBlack Death II
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 14mins
How was the Black Death originally spread?
Soldiers on the battle field during the Crusades caught the germ from their attackers.
Rats came on boats from overseas and bit humans.
It was airborne, meaning it was spread through the air.
Fleas on infected rats bit them and then jumped onto onto humans and bit them.
How was the Black Death spread over oceans?
It came with conquered people.
It resulted from missionary work in other lands.
It followed trade routes.
It was carried by birds.
Where did the Black Plague, or the Bubonic Plague, start?
It started in the Americas and was brought by boat to Eastern Europe by rats.
It started in Central Asia and moved west along the Silk Road and reached Eastern Europe by 1343.
It started in the Byzantine Empire and was brought to Europe during the Crusades.
It started in cities and towns Western Europe and spread to West Africa and Central Asia.
Which creature carried the plague?
crusader
rat
flea
serf
What is the name of of the bacteria that caused the plague?
Rattus Rattus
Holius Crudius Pestis
Blackus Rattus Europus
Yersina Pestis
Where did the ships come from that carried the plague?
The Middle East
North Africa
England
Rome
What do we call the big black spots that developed on a person's body?
buboes
flea bites
infections
A sign from God
In which year did the Black Death start in Europe?
1346
1347
1098
1147
The living conditions of the people were ...
clean and wonderful.
good because the church took care of them.
awful, dirty, and filthy.
exciting, because everyone wanted to join the Crusade.
Where do we still find the deadly plague today?
North America
Asia
Africa
All of the above
The plague was called the "Black Death" because...
dead bodies turned black
the buboes were large black spots
the rats were black
people were burned
The Bubonic Plague was responsible for the death of...
nearly half the population of Europe.
ten percent of the population of Europe.
one third of the population of Europe.
75% of the population of Europe.
What is a Plague
A contagious Virus which impacts the Immune System
a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever, insanity, and formation of buboes, and sometimes an infection of the lungs
A virial Infection of the Lungs
A wound from Battle
Which class of people where most greatly impacted
Serf's
Priest
Nobels
Every Class
