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The Black Plague

In the fourteenth century Europe was cursed by a deadly plague, which killed one third of Europe’s people. This epidemic is known as the Black Death, or the Bubonic Plague. The plague was carried by rats and fleas along the trading posts, rapidly covering Europe. The plague is greatly effective when it attacks the weak and at this point in time Europe was already weakened from poor farming. The Black Death crept through walls, ceilings, and floors...But there was no avoiding it. One tiny insect forever changed the course of history in Europe.
The spread of the plague was vastly wide. Between 1339 and 1351, the Black Death traveled from China to Europe. The plague is carried by rodent and then it is transmitted to humans from the fleas. Since the plague is not native to Europe, it resides in Central Asia,Yunan China, Arabia, East Africa, and some areas of Iran and Libya. It reached the Mediterranean Basin in 1347. In 1347, it hit Constantinople, Alexandria, Geno and p...

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