Question

According to Pope Urban II, what was the best way to get people to unite?

A. Give them a common enemy
B. Through obedience to the pope
C. Serving others
D. Through religion and prayer

Pope Urban II pitched the crusades as a ____________ with a side of fighting.
A. holy war
B. sacrament
C. pilgrimage
D. religious duty

According to the Ted Ed video, how was the Black Death likely spread (through western Europe)?
A. From person to person
B. By mosquitoes
C. By rats and their fleas
D. By contaminated food

The Black Death was the second major epidemic of its kind. What was the first known epidemic of the disease that also caused the Black Death?
A. The Hong Kong Plague
B. The Antonine Plague
C. The Plague of Justinian
D. The Plague of India

Answer 1

According to Pope Urban II, the best way to get people to unite is to give them a common enemy.

Pope Urban II pitched the Crusades as a religious duty with a side of fighting.

The Black Death was most likely spread through Western Europe by rats and their fleas.

The Black Death was the second major epidemic of its time. The first known epidemic of of the disease that also caused "The Black Death" was The Plague of Justinian.