<P> The Black Death is thought to have originated in the dry plains of Central Asia , where it then travelled along the Silk Road , reaching Crimea by 1343 . From there , it was most likely carried by Oriental rat fleas living on the black rats that were regular passengers on merchant ships , spreading throughout the Mediterranean and Europe . </P>
<P> The Black Death is thought to have originated in the dry plains of Central Asia , where it then travelled along the Silk Road , reaching Crimea by 1343 . From there , it was most likely carried by Oriental rat fleas living on the black rats that were regular passengers on merchant ships , spreading throughout the Mediterranean and Europe . </P>
where did the black plague originated before it got to europe
where did the black plague originated before it got to europe
the dry plains of Central Asia
the dry plains of Central Asia