The article debunks common myths and misconceptions about medieval Europe. It explains that medieval people were not ignorant or uneducated, they had methods for preserving food and practiced hygiene, and many supposedly medieval torture devices were actually more recent inventions. The article also discusses how perceptions of the Middle Ages have varied throughout history.
“The Name of the Rose” by Umberto Eco is a historical murder mystery set in a 14th-century Italian monastery, where a Franciscan monk investigates a series of bizarre deaths.
Two siblings run away from home and live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where they uncover a mystery surrounding a statue and its creator.
“The Giver” by Lois Lowry is a dystopian novel set in a seemingly perfect society where a young boy named Jonas discovers the dark truth behind their seemingly ideal world.
A man from Connecticut travels back in time to King Arthur’s Court and uses his knowledge of modern technology to try to change the course of history.
“Fahrenheit 451” is a dystopian novel set in a future where books are banned and burned, following a fireman’s journey to question society’s suppression of knowledge and free thought.
Conduct an interview with Galileo Galilei.
Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician who played a key role in the Scientific Revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries.
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