7.36 (Bubonic Plague)

The Bubonic Plague (Black Death) was a...

• very minor event

• new religion

• series of religious wars

• major pandemic (disease)

The Bubonic Plague began in...

• central Asia, spreading to Europe

• Europe, spreading to the world

• Africa, in the Sahara Desert

• Africa, spreading to Asia

Which is not a characteristic of the Bubonic Plague?

• Spread by Jews

• Large black boils/pustules

• High death rate

• Spread by fleas

Because of the plague, the world's population...

• significantly increased

• increased

• decreased

• significantly decreased

What are two reasons why the plague spread to Europe?

• trade on the Silk Road

• the North Atlantic Drift

• Mansa Musa's pilgrimage

• warfare by the Mongols

• Christian missionaries

Which is not an economic effect of the Black Death?

• Many working farmers died.

• Workers had to develop new techniques to farm with fewer people.

• Manors weren't significantly impacted, and manorialism continued.

• Demand for agriculture dropped because of lower population.

What's a long-term impact of the Black Death on agriculture?

• Farming was not really impacted.

• Many fields became unusable.

• More people became farmers.

• Many farmers would seek jobs in cities.

What is not a social impact of the Bubonic Plague?

• Working people revolted in cities.

• The feudal system began to crumble.

• Governments tried to pass laws to enforce feudalism.

• Nobles kept much of the power and land

After the Black Death, many workers began to...

• demand more rights

• become nobles

• train to be knights

• sail to the Americas

T/F: The Bubonic Plague strained the feudal system, and it many ways, it collapsed.

• True

• False