BLACK DEATH

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Across
  1. 3. - some believed they poisoned the water, causing plague
  2. 4. hosted by rats, spread the plague
  3. 6. - a city in Italy badly affected by plague
  4. 10. - whip themselves seeking forgiveness from God
  5. 14. - type of plague with buboes and black skin
  6. 15. type of plague with coughing and sneezing
Down
  1. 1. - swellings in the armpits and groin
  2. 2. pestis bacteria that caused the plague
  3. 5. ships -rats living aboard these helped spread the plague
  4. 7. - a city in Italy that largely escaped the plague
  5. 8. - type of plague with 100% mortality rate
  6. 9. Continent where the plague originated
  7. 11. - others believed the plague was a punishment from ---
  8. 12. the first area in England to experience plague
  9. 13. - caused poor hygiene and encouraged rats