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| 1 | Chapter 14 World History Testby fatnfluffy11 | 131 terms | November 8, 2009 |
| 2 | SS Vocab 7.6.7 Bubonic Plagueby MrKoppes | 20 terms | May 2, 2009 |
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| bubonic plague definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | a deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria and spread by fleas | 10 sets | |
| 2 | also called the black death was a deadly disease that spread through europe and killed one out of every three people | 10 sets | |
| 3 | a bacterial disease of fleas that can be transmitted by flea bites to rodents and humans; humans in late stages of the illness can spread the bacteria by coughing. high mortality rate and hard to contain. disastrous. (280) | 8 sets | |
| 4 | the most common form of the plague | 7 sets | |
| 5 | 1/3 of all europe's pop died, spread by rats, brought by sailors to crimea, work shortage, wages for skilled laborers soared. | 6 sets | |
| 6 | disease brought to europe from the mongols during the middle ages. it killed 1/3 of the population and helps end feudalism | 3 sets | |
| 7 | the reason shakespeare planned the globe theatre (two words) | 3 sets | |
| 8 | 1/3 of all europe's population died, disease spread by rats, brought by sailors to crimea, work shortage, wages for skilled laborers soared; black death | 3 sets | |
| 9 | what disease ravaged europe during the later half of the middle ages? | 3 sets | |
| 10 | swept through europe in the 14th century, killing at least 25 million. (b/c of poor sanitary conditions and large numbers of rats) | 3 sets | |
| 11 | black death--infectious disease spread by rats that killed 1/3 of europe from 1346 -1525 | 3 sets | |
| 12 | a deadly disease spread by the fleas on infected rats | 2 sets | |
| 13 | a deadly disease spread by rats and fleas. | 2 sets | |
| 14 | the ______ ______ forced theatre closings in london in 1599. | 2 sets | |
| 15 | also called the "black death" | 2 sets | |
| 16 | this terrible disease, also known as the black death, killed 1/3 of the population of europe. the _____ ______. | 2 sets | |
| 17 | a bacterial disease of fleas that can be transmitted by flea bites to rodents and humans; humans in late stages of the illness can spread the bacteria by coughing. because of its very high mortality rate and the difficulty of preventing its spread, major outbreaks have created crises in many parts of the world. | 2 sets | |
| 18 | a deadly disease that was caused by rats along trade routes. it's results were a decrease in population, decrease in trade but increase in prices, serfs left manors in search of better wages, nobles fiercely resisted peasant demands for higher wages, causing peasant revolts, and the church suffered a loss of prestige, and jews were blamed for the plague. | 2 sets | |
| 19 | a deadly disease that struck parts of asia, north africa, and europe during the 1300s. it caused the death of one-third of europe. it left blackish spots on the skin. it reduced population and decreased trade. | 2 sets | |
| 20 | spread by facilitating trade and communications throughout eurasia by mongol rulers; became known in china as the black death | 2 sets | |
| 21 | deadly disease that spread across asia and europe in the mid-14th century, killing millions of people | 2 sets | |
| 22 | "black death"; killed many people during the middle ages | 2 sets | |
| 23 | a deadly sickness spread throughout europe in the 1340s by fleas on rats; also called the black death | 2 sets | |
| 24 | an infectious disease transmitted by fleas. it is characterized by fever, chills, and the formation of swellings. (black plague or black death) | 2 sets | |
| 25 | caused by yersinia pestis, this bacterial disease swells lymph ndes, fever, shock, seizures, antibiotics used | 2 sets | |
| 26 | a form of black death where the flea was the transmitter of the disease | 2 sets | |
| 27 | an infectious disease transmitted by fleas. it is characterized by fever, chills, and the formation of swellings. also known as the black plague or black death. | 2 sets | |
| 28 | a contagious disease that devastated the world in the 1300's, a pathogenic microbe that swept through europe during the middle agesand killed about 25 million people, 1/3 of the population. not until 500 years later in 1890 did microbiologists identify the causitive organism...bacterium called yersinia pestis which was carried by infected fleas that infected the rats, but when the rats became a rarity, the fleas infected the humans. characterized by buboes, fever. | 2 sets | |
| 29 | a deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria and spread by the fleas | 2 sets | |
| 30 | 1/3 of all europe’s pop died, spread by rats, brought by sailors to crimea, work shortage, wages for skilled laborers soared. | 2 sets | |
| 31 | black death | 2 sets | |
| 32 | infectious disease spread by rats that killed 1/3 of europe from 1346 -1525 | 2 sets | |
| 33 | known as the black plague, caused poverty and starvation in europe | 1 set | |
| 34 | epidemic which killed 50 million people in europe | 1 set | |
| 35 | a sickness caused by the fleas on rats, it is also called black death | 1 set | |
| 36 | a deadly sickness; also called black death | 1 set | |
| 37 | tang 600-1450 | 1 set | |
| 38 | disease that killed on-third of europe's population in the 1300s | 1 set | |
| 39 | 1/3 of all europe's population died, spread by rats, brought by sailors to crimea, work shortage, wages for skilled laborers soared. | 1 set | |
| 40 | deadly sickness spread by fleas on rats that killed 1/3 of europe in the 1340's | 1 set | |