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The impact of the Black Death in Europe

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “The impact of the Black Death in Europe”, from the unit “The Black Death and the Silk Road: how connected was the medieval world?” (Year 7 History) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. What did people at the time believe caused the Black Death
  2. Where has modern research discovered the Black Death originated from?
  3. Roughly what percentage of the population of the Middle East was killed by the Black Death?
  4. What is meant by the term 'plague'?
  5. Which European city in modern-day Crimea was the first to experience the Black Death in 1346?
  6. Which famous trade route is also suspected to have brought the Black Death to Europe?
  7. Which grand building in Sienna was never completed due to the Black Death?
  8. How long was the 'quarantena' that Venice imposed on incoming ships to try and prevent the Black Death from spreading to the city?
  9. How did the city of Milan deal with cases of the Black Death?
  10. Place the countries into the order in which they were affected by the Black Death.
  11. Which group of people were blamed for the Black Death in the Holy Roman Empire?
  12. After the Black Death, how long did it take the population of Europe to return to pre-plague levels?

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