The Bubonic Plague. However, this wasn't the most devastating to Europeans in the 14th century. The Bubonic Plague spawned a new disease, the Black Death, which was the true killer.
It was mainly found in England, China, and Europe.
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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.
The first recorded appearance of the plague in Europe was at Messina, Sicily in October of 1347. It arrived with trading ships that likely came from the Black Sea, past Constantinople and through the Mediterranean. This was a standard trade route that brought to Europeans goods which were carried overland to the Black Sea from as far away as China.
China, then it spread to India and outward to Europe.
it originated in China. From there on it spread to Europe.
The plague began in Asia and with European contact spread to Europe.
The plague began in Asia and with European contact spread to Europe.
Because sailors took it along routes into Europe where it eventually spread.
it affected it was china, India, the near east and Europe.
The Black death was a plague that originated near China and spread throughout most of Eurasia. There are no exact figures in terms of a death toll, but an estimated 40-60% of Europe's population perished due to the plague.
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Africa, then it spread to China, then to other parts of Europe
The Black Death, a widespread plague in the 14th century, spread across Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It devastated populations in cities and rural areas, with estimates of tens of millions of deaths. The plague had a significant impact on society, economy, and culture during the Middle Ages.
Black Death originated in China. It went to Europe with Mongolian armies.
The plague seems to have started in China in the 1330s.In 1347, armies attacking the town of Caffa in the Crimea, catapulted plague corpses into the town. The Italian merchants took the plague with them to Sicily in October 1347. From there then to Europe.
It was mainly found in England, China, and Europe.