a plague is a serious contagious disease that can kill many people

the Black Death was the name given to a plague pandemic which occurred between 1348 and 1353

The arrival of the Black Death

History

The Silk Road

The impact of the Black Death in Europe

In this unit, pupils considered the significant impact the Black Death had on life in Europe. In 'The Peasants' Revolt: why do historians disagree about its causes?', pupils will interrogate the impacts of the Black Death further, considering how these consequences helped contribute to the outbreak of the Peasants' Revolt in 1381.

In 'Early Islamic civilisation: what connected Baghdad to the wider world?', pupils studied how connections like the Silk Road connected East and West for trade and the spread of ideas. In this unit, pupils will also see how communication networks like the Silk Road also contributed to the spread of diseases, and in particular, the bubonic plague.

In this unit, pupils analyse the connections that existed in the medieval world by looking at the transmission and impact of the Black Death. They learn about its spread across the Silk Roads and in doing so develop their understanding of how trade and communication connected the medieval world.

The Black Death and the Silk Road: how connected was the medieval world?

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Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

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What kind of disease was the Black Death?

Which plague killed an estimated quarter of the population of the eastern Mediterranean in the 6th century CE?

What is the name of the bacteria that causes the plague?

What percentage of the population of India was killed by the Black Death?

An army from which empire brought the Black Death to Europe?

Which was the first Western European city to be afflicted by the Black Death in October 1347?

What ideas were exchanged along the Silk Road?

Roughly how long was the Silk Road active for?

Which disease that was transmitted via the Silk Road killed more than 200 million people in Africa, Asia and Europe in the 14th century?

Which country produced and traded silk along the Silk Road?

Which empires controlled parts of the Silk Road at different points in history?

Complete the sentence: 'trade' refers to the {{}} and {{}} of goods.

The arrival of the Black Death

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