Black Death

What century did the Black Death wreak havoc in Afro-Eurasia?

• 11th century

• 12th century

• 13th century

• 14th century

• 15th century

How did the Black Death spread throughout Afro-Eurasia?

• bacteria

• flea

• black rat

• all of the above

What mutation occured in Yersinia Pestis that made the Black death more virulant?

• The bacteria mutated to infect black rats

• The bacteria mutated to infect people through the lungs, pneumonic plague

• The bacteria mutated to infect people through their blood, septicemic

• The bacteria mutated to infect fleas

What was occuring in China with the first known outbreak of the Black Death?

• The Yuan Dynasty was collapsing

• The Red Turban Rebellion

• The Ming Dynasty was overthrowing the Yuan Dynasty

• War, famine leads to disease

• All of the above

The Silk Routes enabled...

• the exchange of goods and ideas across Afro-Eurasia.

• the growth and density of cities.

• the spread of diseases.

• all of the above

The first recorded outbreak occured in...

• China.

• East Africa.

• India.

• Eastern Europe.

What two institutions in Europe were affected by the plague? (More than one correct answer)

• Monarchies and Churches

• Feudalism and the Church

• Knights and Serfdom

• Serfdom and Monarchies

What is feudalism? (TWO minutes to write)

What happened to monarchies across Europe in the aftermath of the Plague? (ONE minute to answer)