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What was the Significance of the Black Plague?

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The Black Death ravaged the continent for three years before it continued on into Russia, killing one-third to one-half of the entire population in ghastly fashion. The plague killed indiscriminately – young and old, rich and poor – but especially in the cities and among groups who had close contact with the sick

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