Black Death

7. The Black Death was caused by this type of bacteria.
9. This term describes how the disease spread quickly from person to person.
13. This group's outfit included a long beak filled with herbs.
14. Which city was one of the first in Europe to be badly affected by the plague?
15. What colour did people’s skin sometimes turn due to the plague?

1. What did “flagellants” do to themselves in hopes of avoiding the plague?
2. This small creature helped spread the plague.
3. These animals carried the fleas that infected humans.
4. These painful swellings, often in the groin or armpits, were a key symptom of the plague.
5. Some people blamed this group unfairly for the plague.
6. Many believed that this “bad air” caused the disease.
8. This major European trade route helped the disease spread quickly.
10. Around what percentage of Europe’s population died from the plague?
11. The Black Death helped bring about the end of this medieval economic system.
12. What did people burn to try and purify the air?
13. The Black Death led to a major shortage of this group of workers.