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The '''Black Death''', also known as the '''Black Plague''', | The '''Black Death''', also known as the '''Black Plague''', refers to a devastating [[pandemic]] that widely affected [[Eurasia]] and [[North Africa]] in the middle of the [[14th century]], killing between one-third and two-thirds of affected populations. Globally, it is estimated that the Black Death killed at least 75 million people. The same disease is thought to have returned to Europe at least every generation with varying degrees of [[intensity]] and fatality until the 1700s. | ||
==Effects in Europe== | |||
The Black Death first struck [[Europe]] in the mid-14th century ([[1347]]–[[1351]]). | |||
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Revision as of 01:58, 21 February 2007
The Black Death, also known as the Black Plague, refers to a devastating pandemic that widely affected Eurasia and North Africa in the middle of the 14th century, killing between one-third and two-thirds of affected populations. Globally, it is estimated that the Black Death killed at least 75 million people. The same disease is thought to have returned to Europe at least every generation with varying degrees of intensity and fatality until the 1700s.
Effects in Europe
The Black Death first struck Europe in the mid-14th century (1347–1351).