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1333
the plague started
The black death or the great plague, originated in china and spread along the great trade routes to Constantinople and then to Europe -
Period: 1333 to 1359
The black death
The black death was the deadliest outbreak in human history it lasted over 20 years. -
1338
The plague hits central Asia
The first record of the bubonic plague is in central Asiain 1338 -
1347
Infects the black sea port
it effects the black sea port by 1347 -
1347
infects italy
Ships carried infected rats to Italy and the Marseilles during the year 1347. -
1348
Infects England
The first outbreak of the plague hit England full force. -
1349
Hits Scotland
The plague finally reaches Scotland -
1350
Reaches Scandinavia
The plague reaches Scandinavia -
1351
Stalks Ukraine
It finally arrived in Kiev, Ukraine -
Period: 1353 to 1359
Dies out approx
The black death died out approx 1353-1359, no historian can agree on a date of which it died out, all we know is that it died out as fast as it arrived, but it killed 1/3 of Europe's population