MIC 130 Exam 1 2025 – Complete Questions & Verified
Answers | Plague, Black Death, Smallpox, Epidemics, and
Disease History Study Guide (100% Solved)/MIC 130 Exam 1
(2025) QUESTIONS AND ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
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Plague
-latin for "to strike a blow that wounds"
-today we may "avoid it like the ____"
-in antiquity, all disease outbreaks were called this
Justinian Plague
-Byzantine Empire 395-1453
-Emperor Justinian ruled Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire from 527-565
Consequences of the Justinian Plague
-could have been 100 million deaths total
-tax collections fell
-trade halted
-weakened mediterranean area
-Empire couldn't be offensive, lost hold of the west
-overtaken by muslim armies in the east
-started Dark Ages in Europe
-Feudalism grew
European Society
High Middle Ages (AD 1000-1347)
-economic and population expansion
-50 years prior saw series of famines
Segments of Society
-catholic church/clergy
-nobility
-peasantry
Feudal or Manorial Society
, -centered around land owner (manors or church)
-1000 acres with a village
-20-40 peasant families with 10-15 acres
-Work 2-3 days for manor, usually not legal to leave the manor (but some free peasants could
rent land.)
Black Plague
-1347-1352
-Siege of Kaffa
Controlling the Plague
-plague doctor
-mass graves
-flagellants
-quarantine
Long term Consequences of Black Death
-killed 25% of Europe (25 million), but some estimate as many as 50%
-massive depopulation
-workforce depleted
-lords compete for workers
-increased wages and freedom used as incentives
-feudalism decreases, move towards capitalism
-increased individual wealth/social mobility
-greater resourcefulness
-loss of respect for the church
-boards of health
-education declines
-farming changes
-literature and art changes
boards of health
-consequence of plague
-formed to control movement in/out of city
-collect and bury dead
-change in focus of health from humors to anatomy
education declines
Answers | Plague, Black Death, Smallpox, Epidemics, and
Disease History Study Guide (100% Solved)/MIC 130 Exam 1
(2025) QUESTIONS AND ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
100% SOLVED AND GUARANTEED SUCCESS!!
Plague
-latin for "to strike a blow that wounds"
-today we may "avoid it like the ____"
-in antiquity, all disease outbreaks were called this
Justinian Plague
-Byzantine Empire 395-1453
-Emperor Justinian ruled Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire from 527-565
Consequences of the Justinian Plague
-could have been 100 million deaths total
-tax collections fell
-trade halted
-weakened mediterranean area
-Empire couldn't be offensive, lost hold of the west
-overtaken by muslim armies in the east
-started Dark Ages in Europe
-Feudalism grew
European Society
High Middle Ages (AD 1000-1347)
-economic and population expansion
-50 years prior saw series of famines
Segments of Society
-catholic church/clergy
-nobility
-peasantry
Feudal or Manorial Society
, -centered around land owner (manors or church)
-1000 acres with a village
-20-40 peasant families with 10-15 acres
-Work 2-3 days for manor, usually not legal to leave the manor (but some free peasants could
rent land.)
Black Plague
-1347-1352
-Siege of Kaffa
Controlling the Plague
-plague doctor
-mass graves
-flagellants
-quarantine
Long term Consequences of Black Death
-killed 25% of Europe (25 million), but some estimate as many as 50%
-massive depopulation
-workforce depleted
-lords compete for workers
-increased wages and freedom used as incentives
-feudalism decreases, move towards capitalism
-increased individual wealth/social mobility
-greater resourcefulness
-loss of respect for the church
-boards of health
-education declines
-farming changes
-literature and art changes
boards of health
-consequence of plague
-formed to control movement in/out of city
-collect and bury dead
-change in focus of health from humors to anatomy
education declines
