Task 1: Analyze the Black Death

Read the History.com article on the Black Death and the History Today article “The Greatest Catastrophe Ever.”

Complete this Google Form on the two readings.

Task 2: Compare Black Death to other Pandemics (Influenza of 1918 and COVID-19)

Read this article from Science Magazine exploring the impact of pandemics on marginalized people. (PDF of reading)

Complete the Discussion post in Innovation Assessments labeled Black Death. Make one original post and two substantial replies to classmates.

Here are your prompts: Choose to respond to any or all

1. What have we learned from pandemics throughout history that can help us to better prepare for future ones?
2. How have marginalized people been most affected by pandemics? How do we combat this?

Task 3: The Story of the Hundred Years War

Watch the YouTube Video “Why was the Hundred Years War Significant?” and read this webpage from the BBC. This information will assist you in the next task. Basic notes are encouraged but not mandated.

Task 4: The Impact of the Hundred Years War

Choose a side as either French or English Nobility during the 100 Years War. You are going to complete the Tweeter Activity in Google Classroom.

Directions: You will develop a series of 280 character MAX tweets from your noble family’s perspective during the 100 Years War. You may NOT utilize a thread (multiple tweets) for any of the Tweeter moments other than the last one on the impact of the war. (check character count using

Task 5: Russian Geography and The Rise of the Tsars

Read and complete the assignment in Google Classroom labelled “Russian Geography and Rise of the Tsars”

Task 6: Enduring Issues Check-IN

Task 7: Mini-Trial of Joan of Arc (low prep) Materials

	Prosecution	Defense
Attorneys	Shayne Tristan Morgan	Justice Carly Kaylee
Joan of Arc		Olivia
Witnesses	Waylon- Catholic Bishop AJ- Lead Inquisitor Luke- Expert on “Heresy” Skyler- Witness to battles	Liz- French soldier fought w/ Joan Nate- Character witness
Judges	Joy, Lucas, Hannah, Ethan, John
Stenographer	Ben, Logan

Task 8: Applying these lessons to later world history… (MASTERY)

As an additional display of mastery of this topic, complete Applications to Modern Global History and share it with Mr. Paradis via email.

In this task, you will complete an activity that asks you to identify something of significance from this unit, and connect it to an event 1900-present day. To do this, you will identify how events are connected and the impact of one thing can lead to another. Basically this is a watered down “six degrees of separation” activity.”

Here is an Example: Battle of Waterloo in 1812 to Rise of Nazi Germany in 1930s

1. Waterloo– Napoleon is finally defeated after conquering much of Europe. Leaving a stain on Franco-German relations for the next century plus.
2. Congress of Vienna- After Napoleon’s fall, European powers attempted to return France back to pre-Revolutionary government. Led by Austrian emperor Metternich, it saw Austria, Prussia and Russia make territorial gains at expense of France and weaker nations, to “balance the major powers in Europe.”
3. Franco-Prussian War– Otto Von Bismarck unified Germany under “Blood and Iron” which involves going to war against France and made Berlin the center of European and Global power. Furthered competition and disdain between France and Germany.
4. Berlin Conference- Germany hosts conference to divide up Africa into colonies in order to ensure it gets a chance at imperialism. Germany feared missing out on building an overseas empire like France and Great Britain.
5. WWI & Schlieffen Plan– WWI breaks out and the secret alliances squares France versus Germany, as France had allied itself with Russia out of fear of a strong Germany. Germany plans to knock France out of war early with the Schlieffen Plan and then turn to fighting Russia in the East.
6. Treaty of Versailles- WWI ends in an armistice, with Germany having certain expectations for peace negotiations and the promise of Wilson’s Fourteen Points. However, France and Great Britain push to blame and punish Germany, and create a weak, destabilized Germany.
7. Rise of the Nazi Party- Conditions are created by the Treaty, the global economic depression, and growing anti-semitism that lead to the rise of fascism in Germany. The Nazi party scapegoats the Jews for the struggles of Germany, condemns and refuses to abide by the terms of the treaty, and attempts to right the German economy through military and industrial spending.