There are a number of conclusions that can be drawn from
this map.
First of all, you can conclude that trade caused
the spread of the Black Death. This can be seen from the fact that the plague started
in China and then spread to parts of Europe that had trading connections with
China.
Second, you can conclude that trade by sea was
faster than trade by land. We can see this in the fact that the Black Death reached
areas like England (that were accessed in part by water) more quickly than it reached
Muscovy (which was accessed only by land).
Finally, we can
conclude that Spain and Portugal were not yet important trading nations at this point in
their histories. We can see that no major trade routes reached those
countries.
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