Of coures the devastation in Japan caused by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami were terrible news this week. As one of my best friends is stationed on an Army base in Korea, I try to keep up on the news from the East. We have all witnessed the terrible sadness in New Orelans and the unspeakable terror in Indonesia thanks to the 24 cable news. The purpose of this post is to try and spark some interest in more historical natural disasters which changed human history.
How did diseases from Europe affect Native Americans in the Columbian Exchange?
Did a volcano in the Pacific Ring of Fire cause crop failures in Europe causing the Dark Ages?
While usually inside of the classroom we study the habits of human beings and there impact on history, we only need to look at the dinosaurs to see how easily the dominant force on planet Earth can be taken out due to a natural disaster.
My question to my reader's this week is what is an interesting historical natural disaster which should be examined in class? I will read through the array of comments and choose one which will we talk about on Friday.
Well wishes,
Mr. Bennaka
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