black death/ great plague

Question 1

when did the black death arrive in England

Answer 1

in 1348

Question 2

what were the two types of plague

Answer 2

1) the bubonic plague
2) the pneumonic plague

Question 3

how was the bubonic plague spread

Answer 3

through black rat flea bites which arrived on ships

Question 4

how was the pneumonic plague spread

Answer 4

by coughs and sneezes, airborne

Question 5

what was the plague known as at the time

Answer 5

the pestilence

Question 6

what percentage of the population died

Answer 6

roughly 40%

Question 7

where did it seem to originate

Answer 7

in china in the 1330s

Question 8

when did the first plague die out

Answer 8

in 1350

Question 9

what did people in this time think caused the plague
5 points

Answer 9

1) punishment from god for sin
2) miasma
3) astrology
4) people, Jews or the nobility
5) contagion

Question 10

what did they think cured the plague
6 points

Answer 10

1) to confess your sins
2) blood letting
3) purging
4) burning strong smelling herbs, rosemary
5) herbal remedies
6) lancing buboes

Question 11

what did they think prevented the plague
6 points

Answer 11

1) praying
2) self flagellation
3) going on a pilgrimage
4) doing joyful things
5) all over suits, plague doctors
6) ships were made to wait 40 days before landing

Question 12

describe a plague doctors suit
6 things

Answer 12

1) had a full length gown
2) leather gloves, hat and boots
3) glass eyes
4) mask gathered at the neck
5) a beak filled with herbs and spices
6) a wooden stick to keep people away

Question 13

what gave the bubonic plague its name

Answer 13

the buboes, which are the big swellings people would get on their body

Question 14

how soon did people die from the bubonic plague

Answer 14

most died around a week after being infected

Question 15

how soon did people die from the pneumonic plague

Answer 15

within a couple days after infection

Question 16

what did people understand about the plague
2 points

Answer 16

they didn’t understand anything about what caused it or how to cure it, but they did understand that the plague was contagious

Question 17

what were some of the after affects of the plague
4 points

Answer 17

1) labour market, shortage of labour and people were able to ask for higher wages
2) the ability of the country to raise armies
3) changed the use of farmland, shortage of labour
4) responsible for the abandonment of many villages

Question 18

what are some of the symptoms for the bubonic plague
5 things

Answer 18

1) fever
2) headache
3) general weakness
4) buboes
5) seizures

Question 19

what are some of the symptoms of the pneumonic plague
5 things

Answer 19

1) trouble breathing
2) chest pain
3) cough
4) overall weakness
5) fever