The Black Death
Bubonic Plague
1. The Black Death today is know as the ______________________
____________________. It spread _______________ across Europe from ________________________.
2. It was easy for people to get sick because __________________ change led to little
________________ and cold ________________, which left people
___________________ & _____________________.
3. As a result of the _____________________, 1/3 of __________________ living in
___________________ died. By ________________, about 2.5 __________________
people living in __________________ were ________________.
Causes of the Plague
1. It was later discovered that the ____________________ was carried by ____________
and _____________.
2. Fleas would ______________ ______________ from the infected ___________. The
fleas then _____________________ the infected _______________, and would pass it
onto ________________ and other animals. This caused the disease to spread
quickly.
3. Cycle of Infection:
Reactions of the Plague
1. _________________ didn’t know why ____________________ were getting
___________ or how to _____________ the disease. Most of them
___________________ they were being _____________________ by God for their
____________.
2. Many people died mostly because they didn’t know about _____________ or
_________________. At first, they ________________ people were being
___________________.
3. Sometimes, the ___________ would pop and __________________ would
______________. This inspired __________________ to start popping the
_____________ to remove the “______________________”.
Effects of the Plague
1. ____________ _________________: people didn’t want other ______________
coming in from other ______________, because they were afraid they would
bring _______________.
2. _________ feudalism/_______________ system: there were _________ workers,
which meant ________________ & ____________ could ask to get ___________
more ________________.
3. _____________ loses __________________: the __________________ wasn’t able to
_________ the _____________________.
4. _______________ of _________: ____________________ blamed the _________ for
bringing the ______________________.
New Kingdoms
1.Russia:
Capital: ______________
Religion: Orthodox Christianity
Ruler: ______________________________
Strengths the _________________
Kicks out the _________________
Becomes the ____________
2. England:
Settled by the ____________ & ___________________________
Later conquered by ____________ the _________________ who creates the feudal
system
Becomes a country after the __________________________________
Government will develop the __________________ where new laws are created
- Magna Carta
3. France
Later led by the _________________ dynasty
Becomes a country after the _________________________________
- ________of________ led the French in battle
4. Spain
Famous rulers:
1. King ________________& Queen_______________
1. Defeated the _____________ in Spain
2. Funded ____________________ voyage across the Atlantic Ocean
3. Led the Spanish _______________
2. Charles V
1. ________ ____________ _______________ – Spain & Netherlands…
reunited Empire (for a moment)
2. Fought the _____________, ___________________, &
___________________ in Germany
3. Abdicated after _____ years to
1. Brother ____________________________(Holy Roman Empire)
2. Son _________________________ (Spain, Netherland & Italy)