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The Black Death spread rapidly along Silk Road trade networks across Europe, Asia, and Africa during which six-year span?
Answer
1347–1353
The Black Death pandemic swept across three continents via Silk Road and Mediterranean trade routes between 1347 and 1353, killing an estimated 75 million people.
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The Black Death traveled the Silk Road faster than any merchant caravan—killing an estimated 75 million people across three continents between 1347–1353 via the same trade networks.
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- 1315–1321
- 1372–1378
- 1400–1406
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- medieval-history
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