History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET June 2014 History
Which one of the following statements is not correct about the Black Death?
AThe blood-sucking fleas that lived on black rats were responsible for the spread of the Black Death
BPlague was called Black Death because of the deadly black swellings it caused
CThe terrible disease was transmitted from Asia to Europe in the fifteenth century ✓ Correct
DPeople thought that God had sent the Black Death as a punishment for their sins
Correct answer: (C) The terrible disease was transmitted from Asia to Europe in the fifteenth century — The claim that it spread from Asia to Europe in the fifteenth century is not correct, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The claim that it spread from Asia to Europe in the fifteenth century is not correct, so that is the answer.
★The Black Death in fact struck Europe in the fourteenth century, around 1347.
★So placing it in the fifteenth century is wrong.
★The disease was carried by fleas that lived on black rats.
★It was called Black Death because of the deadly black swellings it caused.
★Many people of the time believed it was a punishment sent by God.
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