The Black Death

question 53

Multiple Choice

The Black Death

• A)was brought to Europe by Italian merchants traveling from the Black Sea.
• B)may actually have been anthrax or a "hemorrhagic plague" similar to Ebola.
• C)continued to return to Europe periodically after its first attack.
• D)is being studied through the DNA remains found in mass graves.
• E)All of these.

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