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Black Death Word Search

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QUARANTINESANITATIONPHYSICIANISOLATIONEPIDEMICMEDIEVALOUTBREAKMERCHANTPLAGUERODENTFLEA
Black Death Word Search, free printable PDF preview

The Black Death swept through Europe and Asia in the fourteenth century, the deadliest epidemic in recorded history. The disease spread through fleas carried by rodents, moving fast along the trade routes a merchant traveled and through crowded medieval towns with little sanitation. A physician of the time had no effective treatment. Cities responded with isolation and the first formal quarantine rules, which lasted long after the outbreak. This word puzzle gathers eleven terms.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the word quarantine come from in this black death word search?

QUARANTINE comes from the Italian for forty, the number of days arriving ships were held offshore before anyone could land.

How did the disease spread so quickly?

It traveled with FLEA carrying RODENT populations along busy trade routes, then spread rapidly in towns where SANITATION was poor and housing crowded.

Does the PDF include an answer key?

Yes, the PDF has the puzzle on page one and the full answer key on page two.

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