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Lecture 1: Historical Antecedents 1 Flashcards

1
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What belongs to a very distant past and does not longer exist?

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Ancient

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2
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What was Iraq called during the Mesopotamian period?

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Sumer

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When did Mesopotamian people began to attempt to record some observations of the world with extremely thorough numerical data?

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Around 3000 BC

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4
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When was the Pythagoras’ theorem or law recorded?

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18th century

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5
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Where is the Pythagoras’ theorem or law written?

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Mesopotamian cuneiform tablet

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It is a mathematical law that states that the sum of squares of the lengths of the two short sides of the right triangle is equal to the square of the length of the hypotenuse.

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Pythagoras’ theorem or law

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What is the system of writing in the Mesopotamian period?

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Cuneiform

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8
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This is the science that leads itself to the recording and study of observation.

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Astronomy

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9
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What are the significant advances in ancient Egypt?

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Astronomy, Mathematics, and Medicine

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10
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This is any triangle whose side are in ratio of 3 is to 4 is to 5 is a right triangle.

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3-4-5 right triangle

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11
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Serve to represent rectilinear structures including post and lintel architecture

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Rules of thumb

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12
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This is a building system wherein strong horizontal elements are help up by strong vertical elements with large spaces between them.

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Post and Lintel Architecture

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13
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Where was the center of alchemical research?

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Egypt

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14
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Making something extraordinary from an ordinary

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Alchemy

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15
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This is the phonetic writing system and it has served as the basis of Egyptian Phoenician Alphabet from which some alphabets were derived

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Egyptian hieroglyphs

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16
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The City of _____________ retained preeminence with its library

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Alexandria

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17
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What damaged the library of the City of Alexandria?

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Fire

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18
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When was the library of the City of Alexandria completely destroyed after it fell under the Roman rule?

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642

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One of the first medical documents that is still existing and might be seen as the very beginning of the modern neuroscience.

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Edwin Smith papyrus

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20
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When was the Sassanid period?

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226-652 AD

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21
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One of the Sassanian centers of education.

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Academy of Gundishapur

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22
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The Academy of Gundishapur is also known as:

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Gondishapur University

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23
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What is the intellectual center of the Sassanian Empire?

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The Academy of Gundishapur

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These were designed to facilitate calculations of the planetary motions or positions, lunar phases, eclipses, calendrical information.

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Astronomical tables

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25
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What is the official language of Christians as well as Iranian Nestorians?

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Syriac

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26
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Knowledge came to Persia from the West in the form of what?

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Views and traditions of Greece, accompanied by Syriac

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27
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Christian schools in Iran have produced great scientists such as:

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Nersi, Farhad, and Marabai

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28
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Who is the head of the Iranian Department of Logic and Philosophy of Aristotle.

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Paulus Persa

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29
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The book written by Paulus Persa was written in ________ and dictated to Sassanid king ____________.

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Syriac; Anushiravan

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30
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During the middle ages, Persia becomes what?

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A stronghold or center of Islamic science

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31
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Plato found the Academy in

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385 BC

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32
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Who began the “scientific revolution” of the Hellenistic period culminating in the 3rd to 2nd centuries.

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Aristotle

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33
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A period that covers the period of Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great and the emergence of the Roman Empire

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Hellenistic period

34
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When is the death of Alexander the Great?

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323 BC

35
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The period of cultural history between 8th century and 6th century AD.

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Classical Antiquity or Classical Era

36
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Where is the Classical Era centered?

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Mediterranean

37
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During what era did knowledge came to Persia?

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Mid-Sassanid Era

38
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Abstract investigations were known as __________________.

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Natural philosophy

39
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Where were evidences of the use of “practical mathematics” found?

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India

40
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What civilization manufactured bricks whose dimensions were in the proportion 4:2:1?

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Harappa Civilization

41
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Another term for the Harappa Civilization

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Indus Valley Civilization

42
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Who demonstrated the knowledge of basic geography?

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People of the Indus Valley Civilization

43
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What ruler did the inhabitants of Indu Civilization design?

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Mohenjo-dajo ruler

44
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What is the Mohenjo-daro ruler’s unit of length?

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Approximately 1.32 inches or 3.4 cm. It was divided into 10 parts

45
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Who introduced the concept of ‘anu’ which he defined as the matter which cannot be subdivided?

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Kanada

46
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Alchemy was popular where?

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India

47
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Who is known as the Father of Atomic Theory?

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Kanada

48
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When and where was the first recorded observations of solar eclipses and supernova made?

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July 4, 1054 in China

49
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A Chinese astronomer observed a guest star, a supernova, the remnant of which is now called ____________

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Crab Nebula

50
Q

What are the Top 10 Medicinal Plants in the Philippines?

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Bayabas
Akapulko
Niyug-niyugan
Tsaang gubat
Ampalaya
Yerba Buena
Lagundi
Ulasimang bato/Pansit-pansitan
Bawang
Sambong

51
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What were some of the earliest inventions in China?

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Abacus, public toilet, and shadow clock

52
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Who noted the “Four Great Inventions” that was later known in Europe by the end of the Middle Ages?

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Joseph Needham

53
Q

When was the Tang dynasty?

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600 AD - 906 AD

54
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What dynasty was known as a time of great innovation, good deal of exchange between Western and Chinese discoveries?

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Tang dynasty

55
Q

Who often described the Medieval Ages to be dark due to lack of scientific and cultural advancement?

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Francesco Petrarca

56
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Who was the Italian scholar of the 14th century who coined the term ‘dark ages’?

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Francesco Petrarca

57
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What was the medieval period of European in the fall of Roman Empire and the beginning of the renaissance?

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Dark Ages

58
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What does ‘Dark Ages’ mean?

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There are few written records remaining from that era

59
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During what period was the Islamic at its cultural peak?

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High medieval period

60
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What did modern scholars regard as the true centers of knowledge?

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Golden Age of Islam and the enlightenment of the Byzantine Empire

61
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Why is the term ‘dark ages’ now rarely used by historians?

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Because of the value judgment it implies

62
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When was the Early Medieval period?

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500-1000 AD

63
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Sea warriors who journeys far from home are called _______________

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Norse sailors-

64
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The means to devote oneself fully to spiritual works is called _______________

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Monastic study

65
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What did the rulers and church leaders realize during the 9th century?

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Education was the key to maintaining unity and peace

66
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What was known as the Carolingian Renaissance?

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Middle Ages

67
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Charles the Great was also known as _______________

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Charlemagne

68
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Who tried to reestablish knowledge as a cornerstone of medieval society?

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Charles the Great

69
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Charlemagne is often depicted as:

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Golden Hero of the Church

70
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What did the Muslims translate during the High Middle Ages?

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Ancient Greek texts into Arabic

71
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Who is included in the many scholars that learned Arabic so that they can complete their task of translating the books from Arabic to Latin?

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Gerard of Cremona (1114-1187)

72
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StudiumGenerale

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One of the centers of knowledge

73
Q

Who were the Fathers of Scholasticism and Scientific Method?

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Aquinas and Grosseteste

74
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Who strived to integrate Aristotelian philosophy with the teachings and principles of Christianity?

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Thomas Aquinas

75
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Who was one of the contributors to the scientific method, founded the Oxford Franciscan School, and began to promote the dualistic scientific method first proposed by Aristotle?

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Robert Grosseteste

76
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Who took the work of Grosseteste, Aristotle, and the Islamic alchemists in which he used to propose the idea of induction s the cornerstone of empiricism?

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Roger Bacon

77
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A medieval school of philosophy, or a method of learning taught by the academics of medieval universities and cathedrals in the pyramid

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Scholasticism

78
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What is the destroyer of medieval society and scholasticism?

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Black death

79
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What is Black Death?

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A devastating global epidemic in Europe and Asia

80
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What is the cause of Black Death?

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The bacteria called Yersinia pestis, usually spread by fleas

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