What role did maritime connections play in the spread of bubonic plague into Europe?(1 point)

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The disease spread through shipping connections along the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea and into Europe.
The disease spread through shipping connections along the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea and into Europe.

The disease spread exclusively on Mongol ships traveling from Asia to Europe.
The disease spread exclusively on Mongol ships traveling from Asia to Europe.

The disease spread only through overland trade in Europe and Asia, not through maritime connections.
The disease spread only through overland trade in Europe and Asia, not through maritime connections.

The disease spread through shipping connections along the North Sea and Baltic Sea to Europe.

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The disease spread through shipping connections along the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea and into Europe.

This describes how the bubonic plague, particularly during the Black Death in the 14th century, was transmitted via trade routes that included maritime connections, particularly those linking the East (Asia) to Europe through the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea.