Question

Which statement best describes the effect of the bubonic plague on the Mongol territories?(1 point)
Responses

The bubonic plague strengthened trade between Asia and Europe because both needed key goods.
The bubonic plague strengthened trade between Asia and Europe because both needed key goods.

The bubonic plague weakened European neighbors and made it easier for the Mongols to invade Europe.
The bubonic plague weakened European neighbors and made it easier for the Mongols to invade Europe.

The bubonic plague had little effect on the Mongol territories because they had already been exposed to it.
The bubonic plague had little effect on the Mongol territories because they had already been exposed to it.

The bubonic plague politically weakened the divided territories and made them easier to overthrow.
The bubonic plague politically weakened the divided territories and made them easier to overthrow.

Answer 1

The bubonic plague politically weakened the divided territories and made them easier to overthrow.

Reason: the Black Death devastated populations, economies and military capacity across the Mongol khanates, undermining political stability and contributing to their fragmentation and eventual collapse in several regions.