Strange Tales - Witch Hunt

What is this video about?

• How to do magic

• Why people feared witches

• The life of witches today

• A history of kings and queens

The idea of a witch as an evil old woman became common among christians in ancient greece

• True

• False

What did people believe in the past?

• That they lived among witches and a world of invisible evil spirits

• Science explained everything

• Witches helped people

• Magic was not real

What was one reason people feared witches?

• They read scary books

• Religion and powerful people in society taught that withes were evil

• Witches were rich

• People saw them on TV

What were the characteristics of the people accused/arrested for witchcraft?

Records exist for about 12,500 executions across Europe. Although, the true death toll is likely to be far ________ .

What things did people blame witches for?

• Bad weather

• Wars

• Illness

• Good luck

When did the law against witchcraft changed ? and Why ?

In your opinion, how did the witch hunts affect people and communities?

Do we still see anything similar today?

(The witch hunts hurt a lot of people because... / Today, something similar is...)