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WorksheetsThe Plague
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the name of the bacteria that causes the plague?
Vibrio Cholerae
Borrelia Burgdorferi
Yersinia Pestis
Salmonella
The plague has many names. Which of these is NOT a name for the plague?
Black Death
Black Plague
Bubonic Plague
Baboomin Plague
What was the main reason for the spread of the plague in the mid 1300s?
Diplomatic Travel
Trade along Silk Roads
Large public gatherings
Camel racing
Where did the Bubonic Plague originate?
Europe
The Middle East
India
China
The Black Death is no longer around because a cure has been developed
True
False
What was one social effect of the plague?
What was one economic effect of the plague?
What was one short term effect of the plague?
What was one long term effect of the plague?
How did the black death spread?
fleas and rats
beds and coats
air and skin
dogs and cats
How did the plague impact Europe?
People started to question the church
1/3 of the population died
It contributed to the decline of feudalism
All are correct
What was a result of the Black Death of the fourteenth century?
African populations destroyed from disease
African culture destroyed from forced slave captures
war in western Europe
dramatic shortages of laborers and people throughout Europe
What was one social effect of the plague?
A) Strengthening of feudal systems
B) Increase in religious tolerance
C) Rise in anti-Semitic sentiments
D) Growth of urban populations
What was one economic effect of the plague?
A) Decrease in agricultural prices
B) Increase in labor wages
C) Decline in trade routes
D) Rise in luxury goods demand
What was one long term effect of the plague?
A) Permanent decline in population
B) End of the feudal system
C) Establishment of modern sanitation practices
D) Introduction of new crops
