<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 death originated in europe
where did the black death originated in europe
the dry plains of Central Asia
the dry plains of Central Asia