Thinking Like an Historian: Comparing the Middle Ages to Current History
2:56
Grades: 7 - 12
Video Description: New November 2022! Author Dan Jones compares the death rate of the Black Death with COVID and ponders whether there will be similar advances in art and science after COVID that occurred after the Black Death.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Literature-219**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- What is student reaction to his comparison between the Black Death and Covid pandemics? What do they agree or disagree with and why? What other comparisons do they see between Medieval history and current times?
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
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