Before Plague Struck in 1347, What Had Happened in Europe

question 17

Multiple Choice

Before plague struck in 1347, what had happened in Europe that compromised people's resistance to the Black Death?

• A) Europe endured wet and cold weather, which resulted in famines from 1315 to 1322.
• B) Europe's universities were not granting as many medical doctorates as before.
• C) Because of the fear of witchcraft, people had begun to eradicate cats.
• D) Religious prejudice against new medical discoveries stagnated medicine in general.
• E) Wet weather actually helped rats to breed more.

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