alleryOne theory says the plague was carried west by traders from which Italian city?
AVenice
BFlorence
CNaples
DGenoa
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Genoa
1. The plague is thought to have come from marmots in Central Asia.
2. Genoese traders from Trebizond may have carried it to Western Europe.
3. Venice, Florence and Naples are not named in this theory.
_Source: Wikipedia, Silk Road, Mongol Empire (13th–14th centuries)_
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