Ms. Spears World History
Welcome to World History!!!! What to expect in the upcoming week… November 16^th Chapter 18 - The Age of Exploration Explorers Columbus, Magellan, Cartier, Cortez, Pizzaro As we discuss always consider: P – Political – what type of government was set up? Who was in charge? How was that person chosen? What type of rules were the members expected to follow? What punishments were given for those that broke the rules? E – Economic – What items did they trade for? Who did they trade with? Did they pay taxes? What type of animals did they depend on? Did they travel? How did they get around from one area to the next? R – Religion – Who did they worship? Monotheistic or Polytheistic? Prayer? Sacrifices? Religious ceremonies? Festivals? S – Social Class – Was the group divided by class? What was the order from highest to lowest? Were men and women equal? What was expected of each group? Was there any type of security or protection for the empire (army)? I – Intellectual Achievements – What type of educational system did they have? An alphabet? A type of coin money? Collecting taxes? What were some inventions or innovations that the tribe came up with? What type of technology did they use to help them advance or survive? Tools, infrastructure (roads, bridges, canals), methods of transportation…… A – Art and All the other stuff – Is there a map of the empire? Are there visuals of art works of the empire? What was the population of the empire at its largest point? What happened to the empire to lead to its demise? To View ■Your website is viewable at http://pub.sdale.org/~username	■Important Upcoming Dates
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