Global Test Review 3/2019

What was one of the primary reasons for the spread of the bubonic plague?

(1) increase in trade

• 1340s—Mongols, merchants, and other travelers carried disease along trade routes west of China. • 1346—The plague reached the Black Sea ports of Caffa and Tana. • 1347—Italian merchants fled plague-infected Black Sea ports. • 1348—The plague became an epidemic in most of western Europe. Which conclusion can be made based on these statements?

(2) The interaction of people spread the plague.

As the Black Death spread in the mid-14th century, which region tended to experience the greatest loss of life?

(3) urban areas

economic effects of black plague

*Finances of noble families ruined because renting peasants died. *Nobles went bankrupt and lost control.

Social effects of the black plague

*Jews were blamed because they weren't affected a much as the Christians. *No doctors to help the sick, therefore everyone started avoiding each other. Even husbands left wives, mothers left children, etc..

Based on the document, identify two ways ther Black Death spread through Europe.

1. Carried by fleas that infested black rats entered along trade routes 2. People in crowded towns spread it from one to another

How many people are estimated to have died during the first outbreak of the Plague?

1/3 of Europe's population

Bubonic Plague (Black Death)

Deadly disease that spread across Asia, north Africa, & Europe in the mid-14th century, killing millions of people(1/3 of European population) Began with infected fleas Fleas traveled on rats and on poeple First from the Mongols, then to China and rest of Asia, then to Euorpe through Italy Spread through: Trade, conquest, uncleanliness (gross)

Which area of Europe was least affected by the Black Death? (based on map)

Eastern Europe

Effects of Black Death on the economy

Economy plunges as employers/employees die, survivors demand higher wages, inflation, land owners convert to pasture to avoid paying high fees, villagers revolt because they are forced off the land into towns

Which statement about the Bubonic plague in Europe, Asia, and Africa is accurate?

It followed trade routes.

Impact of the Black Death on European society

Killed more that 20 million people, almost one-third of Europe's population. Many believed it was God's punishment to them, and thus led to religious fervor. The loss of population made feudal workers more valuable, which upset the feudal system. This situation eventually led to the peasant's revolt.

Which geographic theme was the focus of this map

Movement: humans interacting on Earth

symptoms of bubonic plague

Swelling, high fever, agony, vomiting, and Buboes, dark boils would appear on his or her skin.

Why was the Bubonic Plague difficult to treat?

The disease spread so fast it didn't give doctors enough time to understand it.

Interconnection (based on map)

The relationship between all towns and countries through trade routes.

Globalization

The trend toward increased cultural and economic connectedness between people, businesses, and organizations throughout the world.

Why was it so difficult to bury the dead sick with Bubonic Plague?

There were so many deaths that there were no people to bury The bodies, And they would just dig trenches and place them in wherever.

How did Mongols contribute to the spread of the plague?

They spread it as they traveled along the Silk Roads.

The map shows that the Black Death

affected most areas of Western Europe

The principle cause of trend in England shown in the graph was

disease

What was an immediate result of the Black Death?

labor shortages

Which groups of people were most closely associated with the spread of the Black Death?

merchants and pilgrims

Positive and negative effects of globalization

positive: sharing of education, trade, cultures negatives: disease, loss of jobs taken over by others

Economic effects of black plague

wages rose; peasants paid rent instead of services; food prices dropped; trade decreased; crops rotted