Starter quiz
- What ideas were exchanged along the Silk Road?
- religion ✓
- fashion ✓
- gold
- language ✓
- horses
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- Roughly how long was the Silk Road active for?
- 500 years
- 1000 years
- 1500 years ✓
- 2000 years
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- Which disease that was transmitted via the Silk Road killed more than 200 million people in Africa, Asia and Europe in the 14th century?
- 'The Black Death' ✓
- Which country produced and traded silk along the Silk Road?
- 'China' ✓
- Which empires controlled parts of the Silk Road at different points in history?
- Cree
- China ✓
- Kushan ✓
- Inca
- Māori
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- Complete the sentence: 'trade' refers to the ______ and ______ of goods.
- crafting
- weight
- breaking
- purchase ✓
- sale ✓
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Exit quiz
- What kind of disease was the Black Death?
- 'plague' ✓
- Which plague killed an estimated quarter of the population of the eastern Mediterranean in the 6th century CE?
- The Plague of Marius
- The Plague of Alexander
- The Plague of Pericles
- The Plague of Justinian ✓
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- What is the name of the bacteria that causes the plague?
- Panthera leo
- Acer palmatum
- Bombyx mori
- Yersinia Pestis ✓
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- What percentage of the population of India was killed by the Black Death?
- '0' ✓
- An army from which empire brought the Black Death to Europe?
- Aztec
- Gupta
- Mongol ✓
- Zulu
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- Which was the first Western European city to be afflicted by the Black Death in October 1347?
- Manchester
- Marseille
- Messina ✓
- Madrid
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Key learning points
- The origins of the Black Death have only recently become clearer.
- The Black Death affected people in the Middle East, China and Central Asia as well as Europe.
- Some historians have argued that the Black Death arrived in Europe along the Silk Road.
- The Black Death killed up to half the population of Europe.
Common misconception
The Black Death only affected Europe.
European records from the time are numerous and detailed, so we have a very clear idea about the impact of the Black Death on Europe. However, the Black Death affected a large geographic area, including places without detailed records of the impact.
Keywords
Plague - a plague is a serious contagious disease that can kill many people
Black death - the Black Death was the name given to a plague pandemic which occurred between 1348 and 1353
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