The Black Death Flashcards
1
Q
1330
A
Widespread famine and the Black Death breaks out in north-eastern China
2
Q
1346
A
Black Death reaches the city of Kaffa on the Black Sea
3
Q
1347
A
Genoan merchants return to Sicily and spread the Black Death to Constantinople, Cyprus, Italy, and Egypt
4
Q
1348
A
Black Death reaches France, then moves to England. The flagellant movement becomes popular.
5
Q
1349
A
Thousands of Jews burned to death. The entire Islamic world becomes affected by the Black Plague.
6
Q
1350
A
Black Death has run its course in countries around the Mediterranean Sea
7
Q
1351
A
Black Death reaches Russia. The Statute of Labourers is introduced to protect workers’ wages.
8
Q
1353
A
35 million people have died from the Black Death in China
9
Q
1381
A
The Peasants’ Revolt in England marks the beginning of feudalism.
