Refer to the image The Black Death most affected the relationship
between Europe and the Mongol Empire by prompting
O an increase in the use of the Silk Roads, as traders
competed for reduced business in Europe.

O European sea trade to other continents amid fears
of spreading disease, reducing trade with Asia.

O a decline in the use of the extensive Mongol trade
network as interest in and demand for goods from
Asia waned

O new military ties, as European rulers turned to
Mongol mercenaries to reestablish government
control during the epidemic.

A miniature from a 14th-century manuscript
showing citizens burying victims of the Black