The Bubonic Plague (1347-1352)
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THE BUBONIC PLAGUE (1347-1352) Gr: 8
THE BUBONIC PLAGUE (1347-1352)
The Bubonic ______was a great s______that claimed close to ___% of the population of Europe. The plague began in C______where it killed about 35 m______Asians. Rats aboard European ships that traded in C______carried the disease back to Europe. F______that fed on the b______of the r______transferred the d______to the E______people.
The plague spread in part because of poor s______conditions in Europe.
Europeans often ate s______or diseased meat because r______had not yet been i______. People were often advised not to b______because open skin p______were thought to let in the plague. Death from the p______was generally quick, but very p______. Victims first noticed a______limbs and would v______blood. The l______nodes in the neck, armpits, and g______would s______until they burst.
Answer in complete sentences
1. Why was the Bubonic plague also known as “the Black Death”?
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2. Use a dictionary to define either Bubo or Buboes.
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3. Describe the role of rats and fleas in the Bubonic plague.
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4. Write a paragraph that explains how poor sanitary conditions in Europe helped spread the plague. Your paragraph must have a topic sentence, at least two supporting sentences, and a conclusion that reinstates, but does not repeat the topic sentence.
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5. The Italian writer Boccaccio said victims of the plague “ate lunch with their friends and dinner with their ancestors”. What did he mean?
When the Italian writer, Boccaccio said victims of the plague “ate lunch with their friends and dinner with their ancestors” he meant that
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6. Describe the three types of the plague? What part of the body did each kind infect?
How long did each take to overtake the person and cause death?
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8. How did the flagellants believe they could end the plague?
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Europe
Path of the Plague
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Use the dates below, along with the locations, to draw out the pathway that the plague took in the years between 1347 and 1350. Use an atlas to find the cities.
October 1347 – Messina January 1348 – Genoa February 1348 – Marseilles March 1348 – Rome March 1348 – Avignon May 1348 – Valencia, Spain June 1348 – Paris June 1349 – Liege June 1349 – London June 1350 – Hamburg, Germany
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