... the outburst of plague in China spread to western Asia and Europe. In October of 1347, several Italian merchant ships returned from a trip to the Black Sea, one of the key links in trade with China. When the ships docked in Sicily, many of those on board were already dying of the plague. Within days the disease spread to the city ... , livid and annoyed villagers revolted against the church. Art and music was another aspect that changed as people began to see the depression surrounding them. People would use the symbolic skeleton in their paintings and pictures after the striking of The ...

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