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Black Death Primary Source Activity

Authored by Paige Stark

Social Studies

5th Grade

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Black Death Primary Source Activity
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

"If any Workman or servant retained in any man’s service, do depart from the said service without reasonable cause or license, he shall have a pain of imprisonment and no one, upon the same penalty, shall receive such a person in his service.

         No one, moreover, shall pay or promise to pay to any one more wages or salary than was accustomed as is said before."
- Statute of Laborers by King Edward III of England, 1351

What is the punishment for refusing to work?

work and wages

starvation and the poor

theft and bribery

imprisonment

Answer explanation

The top section could be rewritten in this easier language:

If a worker or servant employed by any person leaves without a good reason, he will suffer the pain of imprisonment. No one shall employ such a person without receiving the same punishment.

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

   "If any Workman or servant retained in any man’s service, do depart from the said service without reasonable cause or license, he shall have a pain of imprisonment and no one, upon the same penalty, shall receive such a person in his service.

        No one, moreover, shall pay or promise to pay to any one more wages or salary than was accustomed as is said before."
- Statute of Laborers by King Edward III of England, 1351

Fill in the blank: What problem was this trying to fix?

Answer explanation

An easier way to write the bottom section would be:

No one will pay or promise to pay anyone more wages than was normal in years before.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

What did the Flagellant Brothers do?

whip themselves

help the poor

cure the disease

convert people

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

"The Flagellant Brethren, as they are known, believe that the plague is a punishment for human sin, and that by scourging themselves they can show mankind’s repentance."

What did the Flagellant Brethren believe the plague was?

a gift for good behavior

attempt to gain wealth and power.

getting rid of their enemies

a punishment for human sin

Answer explanation

Look for the statement, "believe that the plague is..."

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

"they travel in parties of anything from 50 to 500 men, and are highly organized. Led by a layman – the master – they move from town to town to perform their rituals."

The Flagellant Brethren moved from town to town to perform their ______.

6.

HOTSPOT QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Choose the religious symbol in the picture

7.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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Write one sentence that describes this picture. What do you see in this picture? (Answer in English)

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