The Black Death Quiz (Michael Fabian)
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Where do historians think that the Black Death started?
Historians think the Black Death originated in Central Asia.
What animal carried the Black Death and transferred it to humans?
The Black Death is widely thought to have been an outbreak of bubonic plague caused by bacteria carried by fleas that lived on black rats. The rodents spread the plague from China to Europe and it hit Britain in 1348.
What was the Black Death?
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people and peaking in Europe in the years 1346-53.
