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The Black Plague

A medieval doctor wearing a plague-proof mask,or so he thinks

Question 1:

In 1334, an outbreak of the plague first occurs in the Chinese province of Hubei. Trade caravans pass the disease to the Middle east, then into the heart of western civilization. By 1347 the plague was in Italy, when did it arrive in Scandinavia?

1348

1350

Question 2:

The Indian rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopsis), and the dominant vermin at the time, the Black rat (Rattus rattus) made a highly efficient delivery system for the Black Plague (Yersinia pestis). How long was incubation for the bubonic plague?

	10 days			3-4 days

	15 days

Question 3:

Why was the bubonic plague called the "Black Death?"

Damage to the skin caused it to become black

Most people died at night

Question 4:

How many people died during the terror reign of the Black Plague?

	More than 15 million people			More than 50 million people

	More than 10 million people