Historyspeaking topic
We are taught that medieval people believed the Earth was flat, yet educated Europeans had known it was round since ancient Greece; the 'flat earth myth' is actually a story invented in the 19th century. What does our need to portray the past as 'dumber than us' confess about ourselves?
— The flat earth myth, traced to Washington Irving
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Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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