Introduction

This Wiki site serves as the "Report" for our HIST 2613 class and was made by: David Oastler (100083414) Ashley Broome (100097666) Paul Wadden (100098942) Dakota Hopper (100097639) Madison Doucet (100104406)

The Third Plague Pandemic Wiki aims to be a dynamic approach towards educating students about the plague, its effects, and importance in history. The wiki further attempts to illustrate the connections to the previous major plague outbreaks (The Black Death and The Plague of Justinian) and explains the fundamental differences between them and the reaction from the general public. Also included are some of the major figures in history that played a central role in documenting, identifying, or addressing the plague and its victims.

By using a wiki-media approach we hope that the experience maintains its relevancy over time and can continue to incorporate the most up to date information. Moreover, the wiki format increases the possibility for interaction between contributing members allowing individual fields of research to be linked to one another which should help the reader understand the common threads between various aspects of the third plague pandemic. Finally, the wiki format enables the use of a variety of media formats such as text, photos, and videos seamlessly and simultaneously, making, what we hope, is an altogether engaging experience.

Below is our Powerpoint component that should also serve as a useful overview of the subject: media type="custom" key="9069972"