Year 7
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn about what the Black Death was and how the Silk Road became responsible for spreading it across the world.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What is the definition of quarantine?
Where all people will work together to find the best treatment of a disease.
Where people will visit one another to look after the sick.
Q2.
How many days did the Italians force visitors to stay quarantined on their ships before landing?
10
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Q3.
3, How did the Silk Road transport the Black Death?
Transported the disease from America to Australia.
Transported the disease from China to India.
Q4.
How did the Mongols help spread the Black Death?
By invading Caffa and refusing to quarantine themselves
By invading Caffa and releasing many infected rats into the area.
Q5.
Why did people continue to use public baths once the Black Death hand entered their town/ village?
Fleas can't swim so people wouldn't be able to get infected in the baths..
People thought that washing more frequently would get rid of the disease.