World History

Mr. McNamara
Medieval History
The Black Death/Plague

Students will get into groups of four and read the article The Black Death,
1348 together. In this article you will be identifying cause and effect. A
cause and effect are two separate events, but an effect is dependent on, or
happens in reaction to a cause.

Example:
Cause: I called 911 on my telephone. Effect: The police arrived 2 minutes
later.

Answer the following questions in your groups.

1.
Cause-
Infected fleas that attached themselves to rats and then to humans spread this
bubonic type of the plague.

Effect-
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2.
Cause-
The bubonic plague reaches Italy in 1348 and within 3 years 25-50% of
Europes population had fallen victim to the pestilence.

Effect/Reaction #1
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Effect /Reaction #2
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Effect/Reaction #3
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Effect/Reaction #4
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