Why Were the Effects of the Plague So Widely Felt

question 20

Multiple Choice

Why were the effects of the plague so widely felt in the fourteenth century?

• A) There had been several centuries of population growth and prosperity.
• B) There was almost no resistance to the plague.
• C) The standards of hygiene in Europe were terrible.
• D) Urbanization saw an increase in population density.
• E) All of these were reasons the effects of the plague were widely felt.

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