Impacts And Effects On Society During The Black Death

Question 1

Other than through infected fleas, how was the Black Death spread?

Answer 1

Coughing and sneezing from an infected person

Question 2

In conflict with Christian beliefs, how were communities forced to deal with the rapid body-count?

Answer 2

Mass burials in pits

Question 3

Which medieval social group was more resistant to the plague than others?

Answer 3

No social group was more immune than another

Question 4

In what country were Jews offered protection by King Casimir III in the 1300s?

Answer 4

Poland

Question 5

Following the mass depopulation of Europe, until which century did the population return to its pre Plague numbers?

Answer 5

1500s

Question 6

Why did surviving skilled workforce have greater bargaining power and social status than before the plague?

Answer 6

Their diminished supply made the demand for their services greater

Question 7

How did the Statute of Labourers contribute to the Peasants’ Revolt?

Answer 7

It attempted to artificially freeze wages and prevent workers from travelling to areas with better wages

Question 8

Why did the plague weaken the hold of the Church on European communities?

Answer 8

Some religious figures abandoned parishioners, many monks, priests and nuns died of plague and replacements for deceased clergy were poorly trained

Question 9

In which ways did the plague help lay the foundations of the Renaissance?

Answer 9

Scientific research was encouraged and wealthy survivors expressed gratitude by becoming patrons