Instead of thinking of the Silk Road as a path from Europe to China, what should it be seen as?

A mass of merchants and cities, trading posts and oases, as well as ports and paths connected by trade.

What was the disease that spread during the Fourteenth century?

The bubonic plague, or the black plague.

What caused the spread of the black plague? How was it spread?

Yersinia pestis bacterium was the cause of the Black plague which was spread through mainly flea bites.

What would the Black Death to the human body?

It would swell the lymph nodes of the infected person; this would then cause internal bleeding with swelling of pus and blood discoloring the skin.

How would animals spread the disease?

Animals like Great Gerbils, could carry the bacteria, which would then increase its presence by 50% through a simple climate change.

Who was Marco Polo? Merchants like him would spread the plague in what manner?

An Italian merchant travelling the silk road as a means of buying luxury goods and services. These numerous interactions with other people would run the risk of exposure to Black Death.

With many casualties caused by the Black Death, what were the negative side affects?

Production would decline as well as trade too.

What made Europe worse off when dealing with the plague? How much would Europe lose from the plague?

Europe's populated area was crowded, damp, and poorly sanitized. 25 million would perish from it.

Though many died, how would the Black Death make positive changes?

Social reforms would come from it , feudalism would end, meaning that peasants would work less from the field. This resulted in wages made from farmers.

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Trade & Black Death

Q and A for Trading Networks and the Black Death

Question	Answer
Instead of thinking of the Silk Road as a path from Europe to China, what should it be seen as?	A mass of merchants and cities, trading posts and oases, as well as ports and paths connected by trade.
What was the disease that spread during the Fourteenth century?	The bubonic plague, or the black plague.
What caused the spread of the black plague? How was it spread?	Yersinia pestis bacterium was the cause of the Black plague which was spread through mainly flea bites.
What would the Black Death to the human body?	It would swell the lymph nodes of the infected person; this would then cause internal bleeding with swelling of pus and blood discoloring the skin.
How would animals spread the disease?	Animals like Great Gerbils, could carry the bacteria, which would then increase its presence by 50% through a simple climate change.
Who was Marco Polo? Merchants like him would spread the plague in what manner?	An Italian merchant travelling the silk road as a means of buying luxury goods and services. These numerous interactions with other people would run the risk of exposure to Black Death.
Around Afro-Eurasia, how many people would Black Death kill?	100 million.
With many casualties caused by the Black Death, what were the negative side affects?	Production would decline as well as trade too.
What made Europe worse off when dealing with the plague? How much would Europe lose from the plague?	Europe's populated area was crowded, damp, and poorly sanitized. 25 million would perish from it.
Though many died, how would the Black Death make positive changes?	Social reforms would come from it , feudalism would end, meaning that peasants would work less from the field. This resulted in wages made from farmers.

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