Origins and biology of the plague
How the plague spread through trade networks
Death tolls by region
Social and economic consequences in Europe
Consequences in the Islamic world
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Consequences in East Asia
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Long-term impact
Primary sources
Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron (1353)
Ibn Khaldun, Muqaddimah (1377)
Key figures
Vocabulary
Unit 2 topics
Unit 2 overview2.1The Silk Roads2.10Comparison of the Effects of Connectivity2.2The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World2.3Exchange in the Indian Ocean2.4Trans-Saharan Trade Routes2.5Cultural Consequences of Connectivity2.6Environmental Consequences of Connectivity2.7Comparison of Economic Exchange2.8Effects of the Mongol Empire2.9Causes and Effects of the Bubonic Plague