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WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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The Black Death killed about how much of Europe
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¼
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1/2
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⅓
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⅔
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sicilian authorities hastily ordered the fleet of “death ships” out of the harbor, but it was too late: Over the next five years, the Black Death would kill more than 20 million people in Europe-almost one-third of the continent’s population.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to medieval historian Philip Daileader, it is likely that over four years, 45–50% of the European population died of plague. Norwegian historian Ole Benedictow suggests it could have been as much as 60% of the European population.
Detailed explanation-3: -About 25 million people are estimated to have died in Europe from the plague between 1347 and 1351.
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