1. Unit 2: Geographic Luck

2. Thursday Notebooks out please!
Today we are looking at three more factors of success: Writing, Germs, & Steel
Take notes in your notebook on the reading you get – be prepared to share

3. The Story of Writing Notes in your notebook on:
Role writing had in the Spanish conquest over the Inca Empire
Pay special attention to how the battle tactics of Cortes were passed on & used in the conquering on the Incas

4. The Story of Steel Take notes in your notebook on:
How steel helped advance civilizations around the world

5. Smallpox & Malaria Take notes in your notebook on: Causes Symptoms
How the disease spreads
How to develop immunity
How can spreading it be prevented?