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The Plague was never really a problem outside of Europe because it required particular conditions. Other diseases did spread, but those didn't have the same apo
by astrodust 9y ago
The Plague was never really a problem outside of Europe because it required particular conditions. Other diseases did spread, but those didn't have the same apocalyptic effect on society.
When smallpox and other diseases rampaged across the New World the rest of the world didn't notice. It was geographically and demographically contained.
That's not the case now where things like SARS can go world-wide in a matter of weeks.
A failing society could cause considerably more damage today than at any other time in history.
- MichaelMoser123 9y agoNo problem outside Europe? Asia is outside of Europe. Now the plague caused the decline of the Mongol empire - the first trans continental, almost global trading network, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Mongolica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Mongolica
- astrodust 9y agoMaybe it was the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back but it doesn't seem to be the deciding factor in that decline. Like the Roman empire before, the fractured bits of the Mongol empire survived for hundreds of years after.