Question

black plague video
directions: using the nbc learn video: video - link, answer the following questions.

1. where did the black plague start?
2. locate it on the map of europe.
3. circle some of the symptoms of the black death.

pain leg pain swelling black sores vomiting blood fever sore throat

1. how quickly did the black death kill people?
2. how did people try to protect themselves against the plague?
3. what was at least one of the effects of the spread of the black plague?
4. what animal spread the plague?
5. trade spread the plague - true or false? circle one.
6. what did those who survive begin to question?
7. by the end of the 14th century, peasant revolts led to the renaissance - true or false? circle one.

Explanation:

1. The Black - Plague is believed to have started in Asia, specifically in areas around the Black Sea or Central Asia, and then spread to Europe via trade routes.
2. On a map of Europe, it first entered through ports like Constantinople and then spread throughout the continent.
3. Symptoms of the Black Death included pain, swelling (buboes), black sores, vomiting blood, and fever.
4. It could kill people very quickly, often within a few days.
5. People tried to protect themselves by avoiding the sick, burning aromatic herbs, and using various superstitions.
6. One of the effects was a significant population decline, which led to labor shortages and changes in the social and economic structure.
7. The plague was spread by rats carrying infected fleas.
8. Trade did spread the plague as ships carried rats and infected individuals across long distances, so it's True.
9. Survivors began to question the Church and religious beliefs due to the scale of the disaster.
10. Peasant revolts were not directly the cause of the Renaissance. The Renaissance was a complex cultural, intellectual, and economic movement with multiple causes, so it's False.

Answer:

1. Asia (around the Black Sea or Central Asia)
2. Entered Europe through ports like Constantinople and spread throughout
3. Pain, Swelling, Black sores, Vomiting Blood, Fever
4. Often within a few days
5. Avoiding the sick, burning aromatic herbs, superstitions
6. Significant population decline, labor shortages, social - economic changes
7. Rats carrying infected fleas
8. True
9. The Church and religious beliefs
10. False