x | pry | p iv est OneX G re.com/courses/86339/quizzes/100326/take -Q Ch. 5 lang

Question

x | pry | p iv est OneX G re.com/courses/86339/quizzes/100326/take -Q Ch. 5 language review F GI Human Geogra corr x Question 49 In the map below, how were diseases spatially distributed? EUROPE ASIA AFRICA Disease Diflusion Around 2000 years ago, diseases were mainly diffused around military bases Around 2000 years ago, diseases were concentrated around the equator Around 2000 years ago diseases were mainly diffused along trade routes Around 2000 years ago, diseases were mainly concentrated in tropical Africa Question 50

Explanation / Answer

Question 49.

Answer - around two thousand years ago the diseases Where are mainly diffused along trade routes.

Explanation- Around 2000 years back the silk route was a hugely important meri week if transport route which connected eastern China with central Asia, the middle east and Europe. The silk route was a melting pot people it was responsible for the spread of many types of diseases like plague, anthrax and leprosy between China and Europe, South India, Mongolia. Many parasites were also been found in the human faeces at that time like roundworm and whip worm which indicated poor hygiene. A 2,000 year old faeces in China provides the first hard evidence that people carried diseases long distances along the ancient trading routes.   

The silk route does not only exchanged cultures, religion, and their items but it is also remembered for helping to spread the bubonic plague, because matching DNA fingerprints of this disease is found in not only China but also in Europe.

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse X
• Subjects

---

---

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.