Year 7 · History · beta

The Black Death and the Silk Road: how connected was the medieval world?

In this unit, pupils analyse the connections that existed in the medieval world by looking at the transmission and impact of the Black Death. They learn about its spread across the Silk Roads and in doing so develop their understanding of how trade and communication connected the medieval world.

This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.

Prior knowledge

  • That trade across Europe and Asia was a feature of the medieval world.
  • That Islamic and Christian worlds had been in contact since late antiquity.

Source curriculum references

  • Identify significant events, make connections, draw contrasts, and analyse trends within periods and over long arcs of time
  • Understand historical concepts such as cause and consequence
  • Understand historical concepts such as similarity, difference
  • At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments [for example, Mughal India 1526-1857; China’s Qing dynasty 1644-1911; Changing Russian empires c.1800-1989; USA in the 20th century]

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