Unit 2 : What is the most important part of a society? Name:What is the role of health and the impact of disease in a society?

Lesson Questions:1. What is the role of health in a society?2. How does illness impact a society?3. Was the black plague/black death a positive turning point or a negative period in

European history?

Recalling our conversation with Ms Bodutch.1. What themes, patterns, questions or pieces of new knowledge did you take away

from Ms. Bodutch’s presentation?

2. What are some of the health and illness decisions made in our St George’s community?

3. What are some of the decisions made regarding health and illness in Canada today?

Looking at Maps4. Observe the two maps below. The map on the left is the trade routes map we

have seen before. The map on the right (page 163) shows the spread of the plague between 1346 and 1350.

Major European Trade Routes Pathways Spread of the Black Death Pathways

a. what kind of map is the Black Death map? (thematic, political, physical)

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Unit 2 : What is the most important part of a society? Name:What is the role of health and the impact of disease in a society?

b. What does the Black Death map show and how does the map demonstrate this data?

c. Compare the two maps. What evidence is there that the plague spread via trade routes?

d. Why would certain areas be “spared” from the plague?

Content Knowledge5. Using pages 161-165 in your text and the video in class/on wordpress, take notes

in this space on: the disease itself (causes, symptoms, treatment, spread) reactions to the disease (peasants, nobles, doctors, religious groups)

Critical Thinking6. Create a hypothesis statement (based on the standards we have been working

on) that responds to the question: Was the black plague/black death a positive turning point or a negative period in European history?

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Unit 2 : What is the most important part of a society? Name:What is the role of health and the impact of disease in a society?

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