Question

_________ was an epidemic that reduced the population of Europe from 73 million in 1300 CE to 45 million after a century.

A.Tuberculosis
B.Black Death
C.Hay Fever
D.Malaria

Answer 1

Instructions:

1. The plague was an epidemic that proved to be the biggest threat in European medieval cities.
2. The port cities were the worst ones to suffer. Ships that carried merchandise were infested with rats that spread the plague.
3. The plague came to be known as the Black Death.
4. The population of Europe, which was 73 million in 1300 CE fell to 45 million within a century after the plague epidemic.

Solution: B. Black Death