The Mongol conquest of the thirteenth century encouraged greater cross-cultural exchanges between the societies of Afro-Eurasia. One consequence of this contact was the spread of the bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death, across many regions. While the impact of the plague on Western Christendom is well known today in the West, the plague's influence on other regions is less commonly noted or understood. 1.What parts of the Islamic World and Christendom world suffered the brunt of the plague's ravages and how did these regions respond?

The Mongol conquest of the thirteenth century encouraged greater cross-cultural exchanges between the societies of Afro-Eurasia. One consequence of this contact was the spread of the bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death, across many regions. While the impact of the plague on Western Christendom is well known today in the West, the plague's influence on other regions is less commonly noted or understood. 1.What parts of the Islamic World and Christendom world suffered the brunt of the plague's ravages and how did these regions respond?