1 gen 1350 anni - Bubonic Plague

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- Originated in China
- Carried by rodents and transmitted by fleas
- Spread along Eurasian trade routes
- Killed 50%-90% of population in China, Islamic World, Europe and steppe lands

- Labor shortage-> raises and better working conditions
- Peasant revolts in 14th century-> undermined practice of serfdom
- Greater employment oppurtunities for women
- Central Asian trade routes largely closed
-> led Europeans to reach for sea routes to Asia

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