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What was the name of the disease that ravaged and killed a third of Europe's population in the 14th century?
Bubonic plague is one of three forms of plague(disease caused by the bacterium yersinia pestis) now known to exist. The others are septicemic and pneumonic. The relative importance of the three in the epidemic that struck 14th century europe is the s
Who fought in the war of 1812?
Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson was the commanding general of the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. Napoleon also fought during this time, but in the aptly named Napoleonic wars.
Why did people choose river valleys locations? What resources did these locations provide?
The major early civilizations arose in river valleys.
Being located in river valleys provided many benefits to early civilizations. The rivers gave them a mode of transportation for both travel and trade, as well as providing water for irrigating crops. It also provided fish, and people could hunt the a
What disease ravaged and killed a third of Europe's population in the 14th century?A. The White DeathB. The Black PlagueC. SmallpoxD. The Bubonic Plague
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I believe the answer to this should actually be the Black Death. The bubonic plague is actually only part of the Black Death, which consisted of 3 'plagues' that all stemmed from the same bacteria carried by the fleas on the rats that arrived in Euro
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