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Clearly there is direct correlation between the two. The Black Death reached Europe by trading ships. As trade routes and pilgrimage routes were the only two major arteries of large-scale movement (people tended to remain in their own areas), this was the means by which the disease spread.
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∙ 11y agoThe Black Death (Bubonic Plague) started in China. The Silk Road, a massive trade route starting in China, not only carried trade items but carried the fleas and rats that were hosts of the Bubonic Plague. When the merchants and traders went to Europe carrying the infected fleas and rats, the plague broke loose.
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What do they believe to be the cause of the black death?
They do not know the exact cause of the black death but it was carried by rats because of fleas and it spread so rapidly because of trade
How did the Black Death spread from China?
After the black death hit China, It spread to England by trade, and the Asian sailors. In England, one the rats had died, the fleas would spread, and get to people. The people would then have black spots on their bodies. A common way of trying to cure this disease was by cutting open veins that lead to your heart. Thanks, hope i helped, A
Who spread the Black Death throughout China?
No, the Black Plague originated in the northwest shores of the Caspian Sea, spread by the Mongols when they attacked Italians in the Crimea. International trade by ship increased the spread as they carried rats and fleas which infected other populations..
How was the people's living condition in the medieval period that caused the black death?
The disease was called the Black Death because one of the symptoms produced a blackening of the skin around the swellings. The spread of the Black Death followed all of the Trade Routes to every country no matter the condition of each indivual.
WHEN DID BLACK PLAGUE START?
The Black Plague started in with the Mongolian nomads and spread through the Gobi Desert and to China and killed about 1 million or billion people. From China it spread to Italy possibly through the silk roads and from there it pretty much spread through flagellants, travelers, more trade and poor sanitation.
Why was the black death spread the way it was?
black death was spread by Yersinia pestis bacterium. Rats and fleas help to spread it even more.
How did black death spread from Africa to the mediterrean?
through trade routes
What is the role of trade in transmitting the plague?
The plague was spread by fleas on rats. Rats boarded trade ships in the East and jumped off at various harbors around Europe, spreading the plague wherever they landed.
Where did the plague start and how did it spread?
Black Death started in China, in mongol army camps. It spread via trade routes.
Which action is linked to the spread of the black death during the 14th century?
black death spread to Europe. Due to trades and Mongol attacks. It spread via silk road.
Why did Black Death reach Bristol or Dorset first?
Black Death traveled with Mongol armies. Also it spread through trade routes faster.
What do they believe to be the cause of the black death?
They do not know the exact cause of the black death but it was carried by rats because of fleas and it spread so rapidly because of trade
What trade route did the plague start on?
black death started in China. Than spread via silk road.
Where did the plague first hit Medieval Europe?
Black Death spread via major trade routes. Black Death entered Crimea first.
What was the 1st European country the black death came to?
It is believed to have hit China or Central Asia first and then spread to Europe.
How was the Black Death spreading?
The Black Plague was known for spreading along rats, although it was really spread from the fleas on the rats. The Black Plague was also spread along trade routed and ships while trading.
How did the Black Death spread from China?
After the black death hit China, It spread to England by trade, and the Asian sailors. In England, one the rats had died, the fleas would spread, and get to people. The people would then have black spots on their bodies. A common way of trying to cure this disease was by cutting open veins that lead to your heart. Thanks, hope i helped, A
