The Black Death

The Black Death was caused by

• Fleas on rats

• Fleas on cats

• Fleas on mice

• Rats

What is the order of the Feudal System?

• Peasant - Noble - King - Knight - Clergy

• Clergy – King – Noble – Knight – Peasant

• King - Noble - Clergy -Knight - Peasant 

Identify all the symptoms of the Black Death.

Select all correct responses.

• Buboes

• Fever

• Coughing up blood and bleeding under the skin

• Blackening of fingers and toes 

Identify the medieval beliefs about the causes of the Black Death.

Select all correct answers.

• bad air

• poisoned wells

• too many cats

• The power of god and the positioning of the planets

Why was the power of God and religion so important to the lives of people in the Middle Ages? 

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• People wanted to get into Heaven.

• People feared the consequences of going against the rules of the Church.

• Some people needed the charity which the Church provided.

• The Church paid the wages of all of the people

What was the name of the major trading route which transported goods from Asia to Europe? 

• Silk Road

• Trading Highway

• Trader's Road

• Tea Avenue

Identify the group or groups who were blamed for spreading the Black Death and became known as scapegoats?

You can select more than one answer.

• Jews

• witches

• farmers

• gypsies

What is the name given to religious extremists during the Middle Ages?

• nuns

• flagellants

• monks

• abbots

How many different strains of the plague were present in Medieval Europe?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What did people of the Middle Ages do to seek help if they were suffering from the plague?

Select more than one.

• see a plague doctor

• go to church

• move to a different town.