Next, think about Europe and Asia in the 1300s and the Americas in 1500s. These regions experienced a major decline in their populations, although the decline happened at different times. What events might have caused such a drastic decline? In your own words, explain in about 50 to 100 words what you think might have happened. Use information from the lesson, previous knowledge, and any additional research you might do.

The deaths in Europe and Asia in the 1300s happened because of bubonic plague. The Americans died because of the diseases that came with the European voyages in the 1500s.

Explanation:

The Black Death, known as the plague, was an epidemic that spread throughout Europe and Asia in the mid- 1300s and ended in early 1350. It lasted for three years, and it killed one-third of all the people in Europe, killing approximately 25 million people. Majority of the deaths happened in the trading city-states which were in the coastal region.

After the discovery of America during the 1400s started the Columbian exchange between the old and the New World. Europeans began establishing colonies in the New World. The European not only traded good but brought disease, that led to the decline of the ancient civilizations. Majority of the Native American died with coming connecting with smallpox, cholera, chickenpox, measles, malaria, scarlet fever, etc.