Black Death 9th C

The Black Death killed as much as ____ of the European population.

• 80%

• 20%

• 50%

• 40%

Worldwide, about ____ million people were killed.

• 10

• 50

• 75

• 25

Sanitation was almost nonexistent.

• True

• False

The plague was NOT spread by merchants and traders

• True

• False

Fleas on rats carried the disease

• True

• False

They were falsely accused of poisoning wells and starting the plague

• Christians

• Muslims

• Heretics

• Jews

What is the name of the bacteria that caused the Black Death?

• Yersinia pestis
• COVID-19
• E-coli
• Bacillus anthracis

Where on the body would you see the buboes on a victim of bubonic plague? (Hint: there might be more than one option!)

• Armpits
• Neck
• Groin
• Elbow

Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Black Death?

• Population Decreased
• Jews were persecuted
• People lived longer lives
• Religion began to change

What effect did bloodletting have on plague patients?

• It made them sicker, if it had any effect at all

• It helped the disease leave their bloodstreams

• It prevented new infections from taking hold

• It prolonged their lives