
The Black Death
Quiz by Chris Bell
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How did the Pneumonic plague spread?
How did the bubonic plague spread?
What did the Pneumonic plague affect, leading to shortness of breath, coughing blood, and death?
Which of the following was NOT a symptom of the Black Death?
Where did the Black Plague first start killing people in large numbers?
Which of the following brought the Black Death from China to other parts of the world during Pax Mongolica?
To try and contain the epidemic, land routes were opened in order to increase travel.Â
The closing of land routes successfully contained the particular strain of bacteria that led to the spread of the Black Death.
"The Black Death" was the most historic development of the 14th Century CE throughout all of Afro-Eurasia.
How much did the Black Plague reduce populations that were affected?
Which was hit harder by the plague, cities or rural areas?
What was devastated by the plague, as a result of it hitting cities harder than rural areas?
How long did it take to return populations to pre-plague levels?
Where did the Black Plague probably begin?
How long did the Plague wreak havoc in China?
In what century did the plague begin in China?
The Mongol yuan Dynasty lost its Mandate of Heaven as a result of the Black Plague
What dynasty replaced the Yuan Dynasty?
Who founded the Ming Dynasty?
Emperor Hongwu reunified China
Which of the following is true of Emperor Hongwu's reign?
Who replaced Emperor Hongwu?
What did Emperor Yongle construct to visually prove that the Ming Dynasty had the Mandate of Heaven and restored native-led China?
What is true of Ming emperors?
Because the Chinese viewed the outside world with skepticism, they started to expand and explore more than they ever had before.Â
How many Europeans died of the Black Plague within five years of its arrival?
Both Feudalism and the Catholic Church increased in strength as a result of the Black Plague
What were the two ways the Catholic Church responded to the plague?
Who were heretics, according to the Catholic Church?
Church leaders in Europe aligned with secular leaders (nonreligious people) to distribute charity or assistance for those still suffering or in need
In what two countries did the Inquisitions occur?
Which of the following was attacked during the Inquisitions?
The Inquisitions led to the forced conversion and death of non-Catholics.
Where did the Renaissance begin?
The Renaissance was a revival of previous cultural achievements due to trade with Muslims during the Crusades.
France, the Netherlands, England, and the Holy Roman Empire explicitly rejected the Renaissance that began in Italy
What empire emerged from the Muslim world after the Crusades, Mongols, and the Plague that made Europeans nervous?
The Ottoman Turks were nomadic warriors
What religion did the Ottoman Turks side with?
Who was the first leader of the Osman Empire?
How long did the Ottoman Empire last?
The Ottoman Empire was considered the world's mighties for a time.
Why did Milan Italy experience lower rates of plague?
Because trade routes went directly through the Pyrenees mountains, these regions of France and Spain were hit particularly hard by the Plague.Â
Why did the plague NOT affect Warsaw, Poland as much as other European areas.