The impact of the Black Death on England

12 questions

1. Which of these do you think best describes a peasant?
2. Peasants were at the bottom of a social hierarchy known as feudalism or the ___ system.
3. The Black Death was a...
4. Put these rulers of England in chronological order. They did not all succeed each other: there is usually a big gap between their rules.
5. What three-letter word means money that individuals pay to the government, which then uses it to fund its spending?
6. Historians often consider different factors in their explanations and interpretations. Which of these would be about the decisions and policies of a government or ruler?
7. In which year did the Peasants' Revolt take place?
8. In which year did the Black Death first reach England?
9. How many people do historians think died of the Black Death in the first year it affected England?
10. Which of the following were most likely to be targets of the Peasants' Revolt?
11. Put these symptoms of the Black Death in the order in which they appeared.
12. Why is Melcombe famous in relation to the Black Death?

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