World History
The skeleton remains in London I spoke about in the post below are giving us more information. Thanks to Rebecca Small who sent this article to me which states that the speed with which those who died in the Bubonic Plague could not have been transmitted that quickly by rats - as we have all learned. Indeed the researchers are saying that it must have been an airborne virus. Here is more.
- Fatal Immunity And The 1918 Flu Virus
ABC has this report on why the 1918 flu virus was so deadly in Fatal Immunity and the 1918 Flu Virus. The bug that spread around the word was more deadly than the last year of deaths caused by World War One. Over 50 million people died. Siri Nillson reported,...
- Plague And Public Health In Renaissance Europe
Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Europe - This project involves the creation of a hypertext archive of narratives, medical consilia, governmental records, religious and spiritual writings and images documenting the arrival, impact and response...
- Skeletons Of The Black Plague
The WashPost has a fascinating new article on the finding of victims of the Black Plague and how one tooth from each victim tells so many secrets - such as what they did for a living, injuries during life and even if they were breast fed. Much more...
- The Other Great Khan: Ögödei
German and Mongolian researchers looking for the tomb of Genghis Khan made a sensational discovery, the remnants of the palace that Ghenghis Khan's third son, Ögödei, built. In an article about the discovery, Spiegel Online International...
- Fun Learning Videos
I just finished my India unit so I will have to show this next year, but above is The Mahabharata ("Abracadabra" by the Steve Miller Band. Here are a bunch more learning videos played to well known (perhaps well know by my generation) of items...
World History
The Plague Was Not Spread by Rats!
- Fatal Immunity And The 1918 Flu Virus
ABC has this report on why the 1918 flu virus was so deadly in Fatal Immunity and the 1918 Flu Virus. The bug that spread around the word was more deadly than the last year of deaths caused by World War One. Over 50 million people died. Siri Nillson reported,...
- Plague And Public Health In Renaissance Europe
Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Europe - This project involves the creation of a hypertext archive of narratives, medical consilia, governmental records, religious and spiritual writings and images documenting the arrival, impact and response...
- Skeletons Of The Black Plague
The WashPost has a fascinating new article on the finding of victims of the Black Plague and how one tooth from each victim tells so many secrets - such as what they did for a living, injuries during life and even if they were breast fed. Much more...
- The Other Great Khan: Ögödei
German and Mongolian researchers looking for the tomb of Genghis Khan made a sensational discovery, the remnants of the palace that Ghenghis Khan's third son, Ögödei, built. In an article about the discovery, Spiegel Online International...
- Fun Learning Videos
I just finished my India unit so I will have to show this next year, but above is The Mahabharata ("Abracadabra" by the Steve Miller Band. Here are a bunch more learning videos played to well known (perhaps well know by my generation) of items...