In the mid-fourteenth century, Jews were less likely to die from the bubonic plague that wiped out a third of Europe's population. This was because ________.

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Jewish social conditions and religious prohibitions, such as hygiene and quarantine rules, may have helped limit the spread of the plague within Jewish communities. Additionally, Jewish communities were often isolated from the rest of the population, which limited their exposure to the disease. The other choices are false and have no historical evidence to support them.

In the Mid-Fourteenth Century, Jews Were Less Likely to Die