Question

How does this image give a realistic portrayal of life in the 1300s?

a) huge numbers of people believed in the idea that the world would soon end.

b) military expeditions often resulted in many casualties because of a lack of technology.

c) the fear of the soldiers represents a newly found fear of death.

d) the population found it nearly impossible to combat the spread of the plague.

Answer 1

D. The population found it nearly impossible to combat the spread of the Black Plague

Step-by-step explanation:

The skeleton is showing that the Black Plague is everywhere. It was impossible to keep it put of London. It followed people everywhere. They had no way to slow the spread of the disease because they did not know the cause.

Answer 2

Answer: d) the population found it nearly impossible to combat the spread of the plague.

The skeleton in the middle of the picture is meant to represent Death, and more specifically, Death brought on by the plague.

The plague, or the Black Death, was an epidemic of bubonic plague which reached England in 1348. Originating in China, the plague spread by flea-infected rats along the trade routes of Asia and Europe. Estimates of mortality provide a figure of 40-60% of the population of England. This high mortality rate was due to the inability of the population to combat the spread of the plague.