Black Death Websites

FIRST, complete your Agenda and Focus:

AGENDA--HW
Complete Who's Who in Ancient Civilizations AND Religion/Philosophy pages (10 pts)
Bring ALL of your notebooks to class

FOCUS
What did the Magna Carta do?  Why is this SO important?

TODAY'S LESSON
Explore at least two (2) of the websites below, which have information about the Black Death in Europe.  Start a new right page in your notebook entitled BLACK DEATH and take two-column notes on the following questions:

1.  What caused the Black Death?
2.  How did the Black Death spread?  Why did it spread so quickly in cities?
3.  Approximately how many people died during this plague?
4.  How did people react to the disease and death around them?
5.  How did trade help spread the disease (think about the 50K+ miles of roads built by the Romans)?

For this last question, respond in paragraph form.  Use the expectations Miss Nixon taught you for a well-written paragraph for 7th graders!
6.  If you were a priest or doctor during the Black Death, would you help people, even if it meant you could die?  Why or why not?

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/home?gr=WELCOME!&gr=Welcome+Kansas+Education
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/plague.htm
http://www.boisestate.edu/courses/westciv/plague/
http://historymedren.about.com/od/theblackdeath/ig/Spread-of-the-Black-Death/msBD1.htm
http://www.suite101.com/content/the-black-death-in-europe-a74072
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/4544/The-second-pandemic-of-the-Black-Death-in-Europe

If there is a video, please use your headphones so you do not disturb your classmates!  Happy hunting!

When you complete this assignment, work on your Final Review!

Mrs. K :)

If It Were My Home...

Check out this cool link!  You can compare life in the great US of A with virtually any other country in the world.  Make some comparisons and see what you think about YOUR life from a new perspective!

http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/

South Asia Map PRACTICE!

The South Asia political map WILL be on your India Unit Test Tuesday.  You can use your flip map (Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka... Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal!  Remember our song in class...) to review.  You can also use this fun, interactive website to practie.

There are three levels of difficulty.  Select SOUTH ASIA on the map options (once you open the game) to review the countries we discussed in class.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/country_Asia_G0_click.html

History of India

We have discussed so many unique aspects of India this unit.  At http://www.historyforkids.org/, you can explore ancient India and other cultures we have discussed (and some yet to come!).  Do you remember why Buddhism did NOT do well in India?

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/india/


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The Lost Ark of the Covenant

Indiana Jones tried to protect it, but what is "IT?"  Check out this link to learn more about the Lost Ark of the Covenant.  The ARK is a chest built by the Israelites while in the desert after being given the 10 Commandments.  The COVENANT is the reaffirmed agreement via the 10 Commandments.  So, the Lost Ark of the Covenant is believed to hold the original 10 Commandments given to Moses on Mount Sinai.

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/ark.html

National Geographic's Online Egypt Source

Check it out!  How cool:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/pyramids.html

Help Hannah Get Home! Global Address Practice

Use this online interactive GAME to practice your latitude and longitude (global address) skills we worked on in class today!

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/latitude-longitude-map-game.php