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The Black Death and Its Impact

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Another name for the Black Death is _____________.

a)

Covid

b)

Bubonic Plague

c)

The Big Killing

d)

Yellow Fever

2.

A ________ is a disease that spreads across several countries or continents over a short period of time.

a)

treaty

b)

fever

c)

pandemic

3.

_______% of Europe's population was killed by the plague.

a)

20

b)

40

c)

50

d)

60

4.

_______ people were persecuted and killed because they were blamed for the Black Death.

a)

Jewish

b)

Muslim

c)

Christian

5.

After the plague, a new ______ class rose in Europe.

a)

merchant

b)

sailor

c)

noble

6.

The merchant class relied on _______ to fund their businesses.

a)

kings

b)

the church

c)

banks

7.

Which is NOT a new agricultural technology that developed after the Black Death?

a)

better crop management

b)

improved plow and shoes for plow horses

c)

new reaping machine

d)

a 365 day calendar

8.

Which did NOT increase during the Black Death?

a)

world population

b)

trade and commerce

c)

agricultural technology

d)

anit-Semitism

9.

Henry V was King of England.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

During the Hundred Years' War. Henry V became heir to the ______ throne.

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

French

11.

Henry V promoted the _______ language and shaped the culture.

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

English

12.

Joan of Arc is important because she ______.

a)

was inspired by religious visions

b)

wanted a peaceful end to the Hundred Years' War

c)

became a Roman Catholic Saint

d)

all of these

13.

Which is NOT a result of the Hundred Years' War?

a)

England lost all of its territory in France.

b)

The war helped shaped the national identities of France and England.

c)

England was victorious.

14.

England and France were fighting for control of _______ in the Hundred Years' War.

a)

Agincourt

b)

Aquitaine

c)

Troyes

d)

Paris

15.

Both England and France wanted to control ________ and the trade routes there.

a)

the English Channel

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

16.

Where did the plague begin?

a)

the Middle East

b)

the Mediterranean Sea

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

17.

After the plague spread to the Middle East, it spread to _____, then most of Europe.

a)

Italy

b)

Paris

c)

America

18.

What ANIMAL spread the plague to people?

a)

fleas

b)

rats

c)

dogs