WORLD HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Historians believe that the bubonic plague originated in
A
north Africa.
B
central Asia.
C
western Europe.
D
the Arabian Peninsula.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Archaeologists suspected the bones came from a cemetery for Black Death victims in the 14th century. The Black Death, a plague that killed up to 60% of people in western Eurasia from roughly 1346 to 1353, likely originated in the Tian Shan mountains of central Asia, new research shows.

Detailed explanation-2: -The plague is thought to have originated in Asia over 2, 000 years ago and was likely spread by trading ships, though recent research has indicated the pathogen responsible for the Black Death may have existed in Europe as early as 3000 B.C.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a study published Wednesday in the science journal Nature, Slavin and a team of international researchers claim to offer historical proof that Central Asia is where the late medieval bubonic plague actually began.

Detailed explanation-4: -Legacy of the Plague in Asia The massive population loss and terror caused by the plague destabilized Mongolian governments from the Golden Horde in Russia to the Yuan Dynasty in China. The Mongol ruler of the Ilkhanate Empire in the Middle East died of the disease along with six of his sons.

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