HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It was carried on ships by fleas on rats.
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It was on letters that people mailed.
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Peasants were dirty.
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The Gods through Bubonic Dust on people.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ask: How did shipping routes aid in transmitting the plague? [Answer: Infected rats and fleas made way onto ships in contaminated food and supplies. The plague was also transmitted through rat, work animal, and human waste. Ships could efficiently get to other continents as they sailed the seas.]
Detailed explanation-2: -The medieval Silk Road brought a wealth of goods, spices, and new ideas from China and Central Asia to Europe. In 1346, the trade also likely carried the deadly bubonic plague that killed as many as half of all Europeans within 7 years, in what is known as the Black Death.
Detailed explanation-3: -The contagion would then pass on to major trade nodes through major trade routes. Those major trade nodes which linked up multiple trade routes would have a higher probability to become plague hotspots, as they were often connected with infected ports, or they were the infected ports themselves.