The Black Death

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In which year did the Black Death reachEngland?A1348B1066C1500D1215

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  1. 1. In which year did the Black Death reach England?
    • Correct answer: 1348
    • 1066
    • 1500
    • 1215
  2. 2. What do historians think spread the plague?
    • Correct answer: Fleas carried by rats
    • Bad smells
    • Cold weather
    • Eating too much meat
  3. 3. Roughly how much of Europe's population died?
    • Correct answer: About a third or more
    • About 1 in 100
    • Almost everyone
    • About 1 in 20
  4. 4. What was a common sign of the disease?
    • Correct answer: Painful swellings called buboes
    • A rash of tiny blue spots
    • Hair turning white
    • Losing your voice
  5. 5. Why did workers' wages rise after the Black Death?
    • Correct answer: So many people had died that workers were scarce
    • Prices fell everywhere
    • The king ordered pay rises
    • The Church paid every worker
  6. 6. Which uprising in 1381 followed years of unrest after the plague?
    • Correct answer: The Peasants' Revolt
    • The Gunpowder Plot
    • The Glorious Revolution
    • The signing of Magna Carta

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