Reponses to the black death

Question 1

where did The Black Death come from

Answer 1

began in Asia and spread to Europe along trade routes

Question 2

by what date had it reached the far north of England, Wales and Ireland

Answer 2

1349

Question 3

how was it spread

Answer 3

mainly through fleas living on rats - however this was not known by medieval people

Question 4

what were the 3 types of plague and their symptoms

Answer 4

Bubonic plague - buboes (swelling in the armpits and groin), fever, blisters filled with fluid, death in a few days
Septicaemic plague - bleeding, diarrhoea and vomiting, fingers toes and nose turns black
Pneumonic plague - coughing up blood, chest pains and trouble breathing, death in two days

Question 4

name 4 different ideas about the causes of the plague

Answer 4

1. God was punishing the people for their sins
2. Unusual movements of the planets
3. Miasma
4. Out of balance humours

Question 5

two different treatments for the Black Death

Answer 5

1. Tying live toads or chickens to the buboes to draw out disease
2. Blood letting to balance out the humours

Question 6

how did people use pure air to protect themselves

Answer 6

burned rosemary to purify the air in their houses

Question 7

how did people run away to protect themselves

Answer 7

the rich people from towns, moved to the countryside, hoping to find pure air

Question 8

how did flagellants protect themselves

Answer 8

they whipped themselves, hoping for God’s forgiveness

Question 9

how did people use avoidance to protect themselves

Answer 9

some householders forced lodgers out onto the streets if they showed any signs of disease

Question 10

how did the church advise people to protect themselves

Answer 10

encouraged people to confess their sins and ask for forgiveness