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Unit Test — Cumulative exam

Question 22 • U.S. History I 2014 - SS3308 A-IC

Diseases from which two continents killed millions of Indigenous peoples in the late 1400s and early 1500s?

Answer
A
Europe and Africa
B
Europe and Asia
C
Europe and North America
D
Europe and South America

Explanation

Diseases brought from Europe and Africa spread among Indigenous peoples in the Americas, who had little immunity to them. These epidemics caused millions of deaths in the late 1400s and early 1500s. So the correct choice is Europe and Africa.

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