The disease that caused the Black Death was primarily transmitted by which of the following?

Direct human-to-human contact only

How did the Black Death first arrive on the European continent in 1347?

It was carried by soldiers returning from long military campaigns in the East.

It arrived on merchant ships that docked in busy Mediterranean port cities.

It spread through the air from North Africa across the sea to Spain.

It was brought by diplomats traveling between royal courts in Asia and Europe.

Around ten percent of the people in major cities died.

The continent's population was reduced by roughly one-third.

It mainly affected the elderly, leading to a small population dip.

The population was nearly cut in half across the entire continent.

Poor sanitation mixed with contaminated food supplies

Rats carrying plague-infected fleas among the cargo

Sick passengers who were confined in close quarters

The transportation of diseased farm animals to new lands