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The Black Death: Causes - Source Analysis

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Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
8 questions
~16 mins
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A worksheet analyzing primary sources to understand the causes of the Black Death in medieval and early modern Britain.

Topics covered:

#History
#History
#The Black Death
#Standard
#Source Analysis (Text)
#Causes
#Explain the different causes of the Black Death based on primary sources
#Compare different perspectives on the causes of the Black Death
#Analyze the reliability and usefulness of primary sources

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The Black Death: Causes - Source Analysis

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Source Analysis: Causes of the Black Death

Source A: The Plague in England

"Many believe the Black Death was caused by divine punishment for mankind's sins. Others think it was spread by rats and fleas that traveled on ships from the East. The crowded and unsanitary conditions of towns made it easy for the disease to spread rapidly. Some also argued that the alignment of planets and astrology played a role in causing the illness. The lack of understanding about germs and disease at the time meant explanations varied widely." Provenance: Anonymous chronicler, 1350s, medieval plague report

1.
What are the main causes of the Black Death mentioned in Source A?
[2 marks]
2.
How does the provenance of Source A affect its usefulness for understanding the causes of the Black Death?
[3 marks]
3.
Compare the causes of the Black Death in Source A with modern scientific explanations.
[4 marks]
4.
Outline why it is important to compare different sources when studying the causes of the Black Death.
[3 marks]
5.
Explain how the beliefs about astrology and planetary influences in Source A might have affected people's reactions to the Black Death.
[4 marks]
6.
Identify one strength and one limitation of Source A as a source of information about the causes of the Black Death.
[3 marks]
7.
Analyse how the causes of the Black Death discussed in Source A reflect the society and knowledge of the time.
[4 marks]
8.
Summarize the main causes of the Black Death as presented in Source A.
[2 marks]

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