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... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > society > Black Death
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > history of environment and society > Black Death
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > disease outbreaks > epidemics > pandemics > Black Death

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Black Death  

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  • Black death was an epidemic that spread to Western Europe and Britain in 1347–50. It caused havoc because about one-third of the European population died from the disease. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Black Death]

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