Disease! Crash Course World History #203
Disease! Crash Course World History #203
Disease has always existed in human history—and may have helped define it. John Green explores the world historical effects of disease, asking: Who is really in charge?
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 02:43 How did migration and population density contribute to the historical rise and fall of disease rates?
- 03:38 Why might hunters and gatherers have had fewer diseases than farmers or pastoralists?
- 04:40 What made ancient Greece more susceptible to disease?
- 08:34 What are some world historical effects of plague?
- 09:10 Did the Black Death or the Great Dying have more fatalities? Why did one have much higher mortality rates?
- 09:36 How did population density and disease contribute to European colonization in the Americas?
- 10:33 Why do we have relatively lower disease rates now? Why are disease rates in danger of rising again?