The Black Plague

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What animal contributed the most to the spread the black plague? Options: Birds, Fish, Lions

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Fleas and rats

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What kind of plague was the Black Death?

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Bubonic

Front

Which of the following terms accurately describes the Black Plague? Pandemic, Epidemic

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Epidemic

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What is the actual name for the Black Plague?

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Bubonic Plague

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How did the plague impact Europe?

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People started to question the church, 1/3 of the population died, It contributed to the decline of feudalism.

Front

Which of the following did not carry the Bubonic Plague? Fleas, Flies, Rats, Humans

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Flies

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What happened to most people who were infected with the plague?

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They got covered in swollen blisters (buboes) and mostly died.

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Some scientists think the plague arrived in Europe from? Ships, Airplanes, Camel caravans, Trains

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Ships

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What was the name of the bacteria that spread the Black Plague?

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Yersinia Pestis

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Many people did NOT believe that the Black Plague was a result of God punishing them?

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False