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The Middle ages.net: The Black Death: Bubonic Plague
Describes how the Bubonic Plague was brought to Italy from China in 1347, how quickly it spread, and the devastating impact it had on Europe's population. Includes links to lots more information.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Renaissance: Plague Begins
Describes the society of the Middle ages and the effect of the Plague on these societies of the Renaissance.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Kids Work! History of Medicine
A brief history of medicine told in five snapshots of time: ancient times, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the early modern period (eighteenth and nineteenth centuries), and modern times.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pre Colonization European Society
The Church, disease, and large urban centers dictated societal structure in European societies before the colonization of the New World. Read more about Europe during the Middle Ages.
Curated OER
Macmillan/mc Graw Hill: The World, Vol. 1: Culture & Change: Lesson 2 Quiz
Short quiz tests your knowledge of culture and change in the Middle Ages.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Europe on the Brink of Change
From a chapter on "The Americas, Europe, and Africa Before 1492," this section describes the European societies that engaged in conversion, conquest, and commerce and discusses the motives for and mechanisms of early European exploration.
BBC
Bbc: Paston Family Letters
The Paston letters are the first record of private correspondence to survive in Britain. Use these letters to take a peek inside a family that battles the plague, and fights for their rights to the Caister Castle in order to cement their...