Medicine Through TimeCausation

Why Did This Happen?

Part of The Black Death — GCSE History

This causation covers Why Did This Happen? within The Black Death for GCSE History. Revise The Black Death in Medicine Through Time for GCSE History with 8 exam-style questions and 5 flashcards. This topic appears regularly enough that it should still be part of a steady revision cycle. It is section 6 of 11 in this topic. Use this causation to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.

Topic position

Section 6 of 11

Practice

8 questions

Recall

5 flashcards

⛓️ Why Did This Happen?

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Exam Technique: The Black Death as a Turning Point?Key Terms Setting the Scene What Did People Believe Caused It?

Practice Questions for The Black Death

In which year did the Black Death first arrive in England?

A. 1337
B. 1348
C. 1381
D. 1400

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What were 'buboes', which gave the bubonic plague its name?

A. Painful swellings in the armpits and groin caused by infected lymph nodes
B. Black patches on the skin caused by internal bleeding under the surface
C. Blisters filled with fluid that appeared on the chest and back
D. Swollen and blackened fingertips caused by the blood turning bad

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Quick Recall Flashcards

What caused the Black Death? (actual cause)

Yersinia pestis bacteria, spread by fleas on rats

When did the Black Death arrive in England?

1348 (lasted until about 1350)

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Exam Technique: The Black Death as a Turning Point?

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