Question

Use the following map showing the spread of the Black Death in the mid-1300s to answer the following question: A map image shows the spread of the Black Death in the mid 1300s. The map image shows the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia. The map shows areas of plague outbreaks. There were outbreaks in China in 1333, along the Mediterranean Coast in 1347 and 1348, in Western Europe in 1348 and 1349, and Muscovy in 1351. The map shows that the disease was carried along trade routes connecting Asian and European countries. Considering the information in this map, why might the Black Death have affected the areas of Britain, Italy, and Palestine earlier than other areas in Europe? (1 point) Question 4 options: 1) These locations were geographically closer to Africa, where the Black Death was incubating. 2) These locations were places with large ports where infected sailors were mixing with others. 3) These locations had direct contact with explorers returning from the Americas. 4) The climate in these warm locations made the disease more likely to spread quickly.

Answer 1

Answer:

b

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