3. Explain why Islamic leaders suggested that a Muslim person ‘should not enter nor flee from a plague-stricken land’. A. They believed Muslims could not get sick. B. They believed the plague was spread by people. C. They feared being blamed for the plague. D. They were told to say that by the Christians. 4. Based on the evidence you’ve been provided, identify which group Christians blamed for the Black Death. 5. During the fourteenth century, Muslims and Christians viewed illness as a form of ____________. ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. Propose a reason why Pope Boniface may have forbidden the dissection of corpses. 7. Identify two inaccuracies in the diagram of the body shown in SOURCE2 . Explain what prevented medieval doctors from finding out more about the human body. 8. Identify one way that the activity depicted in SOURCE1 could actually hinder medical treatment for illness. 9. Explain how we know that the people being burned in SOURCE3 were Jewish. 10. Identify an example of discrimination you were aware of during the COVID-19 pandemic. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
LESSON 3.13 What was the Black Death?
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson you should be able to: • explain what the Black Death was • identify the origins of the Black Death.
Tune in The Black Death was caused by the bubonic plague. This was a devastating plague that occurred at a time when little was known about how to control or treat disease. The Black Death has returned many times, even recently enough that we have been able to photograph and document it. 1. Brainstorm five reasons why diseases like this keep returning. 2. Examine SOURCE 1. What appear to be the symptoms of the bubonic plague? 3. Discuss the modern-day versions of the bubonic plague. What are they? Will they go away?
SOURCE1 The bubonic plague was so named because of the appearance of ‘buboes’, which were swellings of the lymph nodes.
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