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What if the Black Death, for whatever reason, wether the fact that it is a different disease or it is just a hardier strain, is more virulent than in OTL. Let's say it kills off 9/10 of Europe's population. It also kills about 3/4 of the Arabic world. What happens?

Is science held back?
Is exploration delayed?
Can the great empires even hold themselves together?
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