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How did trade contribute to the spread of the plague in the 1300s?
Trading vessels from the Americas brought the plague to London, where it spread across Europe.
Trading caravans from Mongolia brought the plague to Rome, where it spread across Europe.
Trading caravans from Russia brought the plague to Barcelona, where it spread across Europe.
Trading vessels from China brought the plague to Sicily, where it spread across Europe.
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"Trading vessels from China brought the plague to Sicily, where it spread across Europe."
Brief explanation: The Black Death originated in Asia and moved west along overland Silk Road routes and maritime trade routes. In 1347 Genoese trading ships (coming from the Black Sea/Crimea, where outbreaks had occurred) docked at Messina, Sicily, bringing infected rats and fleas aboard. From Sicilian and Mediterranean ports the disease spread rapidly along trade routes and by travelers to the rest of Europe.
Brief explanation: The Black Death originated in Asia and moved west along overland Silk Road routes and maritime trade routes. In 1347 Genoese trading ships (coming from the Black Sea/Crimea, where outbreaks had occurred) docked at Messina, Sicily, bringing infected rats and fleas aboard. From Sicilian and Mediterranean ports the disease spread rapidly along trade routes and by travelers to the rest of Europe.
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