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 EQ: How did the desire for trade lead people of Asia and Europe to travel and build stronger ties to people of other continents?  Vocabulary: ◦ Emperor ◦ Magnetic compass

 Silk Road

Desire for trade led to more connections between continents. Marco Polo journeyed from Venice to China Traders traveled the Silk Road, trading for silk, tea, spices, ideas, skills, and customs Zheng He sailed to India, East Indies, Africa, Arabia, and the Red Sea strengthening Chinese exploration by sea.

 EQ: How did rich kingdoms develop in West Africa 1000 years ago?  Vocabulary: ◦ Caravan ◦ Pilgrimage ◦ Astrolabe

Complete Reading Response and glue into your notebook How did rich kingdoms develop in West Africa 1000 years ago?

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 EQ: Why did European explorers develop routes to Africa and Asia in the 1400s?  Vocabulary: ◦ Saga ◦ Renaissance ◦ Navigation ◦ Slave trade

 Vikings

Eric the Red discovers Greenland 1400 China builds a naval fleet 1350 Renaissance begins 1274 Marco Polo reaches China 1000 Leif Ericson lands in North America 1450 Gutenberg develops printing press 1433 Zheng He dies 1420 Portuguese find new sea routes 1405 Zheng He leads Chinese fleet 1498 Da Gama reaches India

 You are responsible for creating a timeline complete with a 3-D event (diorama).  Each group must have 3 events complete with caption and illustration, with one event modeling trade/travel in a diorama.  Timeline/Diorama will be completed during CLASS. Please assign group members suggestions for donations ◦ Shoebox + any other elements to bring your ONE event (modeling trade & travel) to LIFE ◦ Limited paper, crayons, etc will be available during class.  Make sure your timeline/ diorama includes important vocabulary, places, people, and an essential question.  ***SHOEBOX MUST BE AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR TIMELINE PAPER!***  Group 1-Lesson 1 Marco Polo & Silk Road  Group 2-Lesson 1 Zheng He and sea exploration  Group 3-Lesson 2 Ghana  Group 4-Lesson 2 Mali and Songhai  Group 5-Lesson 3 The Vikings  Group 6-Lesson 3 Portuguese Explorers Prince Henry & Bartolomeu Dias  CONSULT Textbook p for additional ideas! USE ILLUMINATED WRITING when possible! How did the influences of the RENAISSANCE affect history’s WRITTEN RECORD?

3-D Event (Shoebox) Instead of writing a caption and drawing an illustration, you will model the trade & travel in your diorama highlighting important people, places, events, etc. 2-D Drawing + Caption...don’t forget the DATE! 2-D Drawing + Caption…don’t forget the DATE! Vocabulary, People, Places, etc, should not be isolated from your captions. Incorporate these terms in your captions!! LEAVE ROOM FOR AN ESSENTIAL QUESTION to be a MAIN FEATURE OF YOUR TIMELINE + YOUR LESSON NUMBER and SECTION HEADING

 Group 1 ◦ Zachary, Kylee, Nathan ◦ Connor, Bryden, Jenna ◦ Serena, Marcus, Jack  Group 2 ◦ Timothy, Annie, Brian ◦ Trent, Riley, Carli, Matthew ◦ Allie, Aurek, Sam  Group 3 Suzanne, Evan, Sarah Arooj, Adi, Andre Zoe, TJ, Samara  Group 4 ◦ Megan, Cruise, Celeena, Maci ◦ Katherina, Kelley, Yasmine ◦ Joey, Juliet, CJ  Group 5 ◦ Gabe, Casey, Maeve, Sean ◦ Caleb, Russell, Lillie ◦ Yinlu, Alyson, Jake  Group 6  Dominik, Talia, Angela  Andrew, Ella, Hayes, Sana  Jacob L., Hollie, Savina