📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice!!

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers

The Black Plague was caused by _____________ that lived on _____________. People in medieval times didn't know about _____________ so they couldn't stop it spreading.

🎨 Part 3: Creative Activity

📋 Answer Key

Part 1: Multiple Choice Answers

Answer: The Black Death

Answer: Through fleas on rats

Answer: 1300s (specifically 1347-1351)

Correct answers: Many people died, Towns became empty, There were fewer workers
Incorrect: Trade increased (trade actually decreased significantly)

Part 2: Short Answer Suggested Responses

Answer: The Black Plague was caused by bacteria/germs that lived on rats/fleas. People in medieval times didn't know about germs/bacteria/medicine so they couldn't stop it spreading.

Sample answers: People avoided crowded places; many businesses and shops closed; families were separated; people lived in fear; there was a shortage of workers; prices of goods increased; many religious practices changed.

Sample answers: Towns were crowded and dirty; people lived close together; there was poor sanitation; rats were common; people didn't understand how diseases spread; there was no proper medicine.

Sample answers: Better hygiene/sanitation; antibiotics; understanding of how diseases spread; pest control; quarantine procedures; medical knowledge about bacteria.

Part 3: Creative Activity Guidelines

Look for: Empty streets, closed shops, people wearing masks or covering faces, rats, abandoned carts, signs of illness, fewer people than normal, boarded up buildings.

Look for: Emotional responses showing understanding (fear, sadness, worry), recognition of the difficulty of the time period, empathy for people who lived through it, understanding of the uncertainty people faced.