Plague From China
Hacker, Randi ; Boyd, David
Hacker, Randi
Boyd, David
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Broadcast Transcript: Those of you who have been paying attention to Postcards these past three years are already aware that China takes credit for many of the world's firsts, including pasta, gunpowder and golf. Well, China can add another first to its list though it may not be as eager to take credit for it. Apparently, material goods such as silk and spices were not the only things Eastern merchants brought to the West along the Great Silk Road. No. They also brought the Black Death. Biologists have traced the three main outbreaks of the Plague in Europe back to an original strain that came from China along that same Great Silk Road. If Monty Python had known this, perhaps instead of Eric Idle shouting "Bring out your dead!" we'd have had Jackie Chan shouting "ba si ren dai chu lai!" #boyd #ceas #china #hacker
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This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia.
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2011-02-09
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Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
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China, Great Silk Road, Plague, Black Death, Monty Python, "Bring Out Your Dead!"