The bubonic plague, known as the Black Death, wiped out what percentage of western Europe's population?

Question

A- 25%
B- 45%
C- 33%
D- 52%

Answer 1

between 1/3 and 2/3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death

Answer 2

Hi misbehavin, c The deadly outbreak of bubonic plague, also known as the "Black Death," that struck western Europe in 1347 wiped out more than a third of the population As an aside and contrary to an ever so popular belief, the children's nursery rhyme, ‘Ring around the rosie, a pocket full of posies’ did not originated in Europe during the bubonic plague epidemic. There is little evidence to support this theory. The rhyme did not appear in print until 1881, more than 500 years after the fact, rendering it highly unlikely to have originated during the time of the plague. There are also several recorded variants of the rhyme, most of which do not include the same apparent references to the disease.

Answer 3

I would say d-52% becasue I know for sure that the plague wiped out 2/3 of the population and that seems like the closest number.

Answer 4

Jean Froissart who lived during the European Plague has traditionally been considered the expert. He estimated it killed about 1/3 of the population, so C would probably be the answer.

However, more recent estimates have placed the death toll much higher as much as 50 to 75%..

Answer 5

Actually, some historians believe that the "Black Death" was not bubonic plague, because the simthoms were different.

But the term "one quarter" of Europe's population gets tossed around a lot, so I'm assuming that "A" is correct.

Answer 6

my history teacher told us it was 2/3 so I don't know. It really depends on the year. My teacher tossed around several numbers for death tolls by certain years.

Answer 7

C, 33%. This was mostly made up of the peasantry and other lower-class categories of people (serfs, slaves, etc.).

Answer 8

According to wikipedia one third, so C.

Answer 9

The answer is here -- look it up (you need to do something for yourself):
http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/plague/15.shtml

Answer 10

c