1. Agenda and Outcomes Bell Ringer Video and Class Discussion
Mapping the Black Death
Lecture: Ottomans
Reading and Chart: European influence on the Silk Road
Exit Slip
I will know what was unintentionally exchanged along the Sand and Silk Roads.
I can explain how Europeans and Ottomans influence the Sand and Silk Roads.

2. Sand and Silk Trade and Transregional Interactions
Day 5

3. Unit Question
Did Trade Make People Better Off?

4. Bell Ringer – The Plague: National Geographic
Watch the provided video and answer the questions on your guided notes.
1. What were the three main causes of the plague? Explain for each.
2. The plague has occurred three times in human history. Name each time.
3. Did trade make people better off?

5. Mapping the Black Plague
Use the handout to Map how the Black Plague moved across Europe.

6. Black Plague Map Activity
Mapping Instructions: On the map color in all city names as listed below.
1. Color all cities and key Purple where the plague hit in 1347
2. Color all cities and key Red where the plague hit in 1348
3. Color all cities and key Green where the plague hit in 1349
4. Color all cities and key Brown where the plague hit in 1350
5. Circle the city of Kafa on the northern edge of the Black Sea. It is said that the Mongols engaged in biological warfare with the Genoese by catapulting dead bodies, infected with the plague, at their enemies. Label and draw the route the Genoese must have taken to return home to Genoa.
6. Label each city with the month AND year of infection – look for patterns!

9. Mapping Questions:
1.No cases of plague were documented between the land expanse of Kafa and Messina – explain how this was possible.
2. What does it tell you if areas like Venice/Genoa, Pisa/Marseille, and Rome/Avignon showed infection rates at similar times?
3. Why were London and Hamburg the last cities to be affected?

11. What was the Black Plague? Review with Gwen Stefani…
Black Death “Hollaback Girl”
1. What was the real cause of the plague and how did humans ultimately cause the disaster?
2. What was the key symptom that told people someone had died from the plague?
3. Where did the plague start during the 1300’s?
4. How were the Mongols the first to practice biological warfare?
5. How much of the European population was wiped out by the plague?

12. Crash Course World History - Disease

13. Ottomans and Trade
The Ottoman state began in 1300 by a warrior for Islam.
Ottomans enforced a strict Islamic Code of Conduct and focused on conquering land and trade routes.
What city did they control that gave them an advantage over Europeans Asians?

14. The Ottomans were able to control what was traded between European and Asia and often kept weapons from China to themselves.
How did this help them build their Empire?
How did this harm the Europeans?

15. The Ottomans improved the life of those they conquered, had local officials rule, allowed religious freedom and improved the economy.
People in conquered lands could pay an exemption tax to avoid military services, but many wanted to join the Janissaries (elite force) because they would be educated, trained, and could improve their social and economic status.
How did this help them grow their empire and trade routes?

16. Reading and Chart
Use the reading to complete the chart.

17. Turn in: Plague Map to the B3 drawer Return to the top shelf:
At the end of class…
Turn in: Plague Map to the B3 drawer
Return to the top shelf:
Chinese goods reading
Plague Map instruction sheet
Keep: Guided notes and completed Chinese Goods chart

18. Exit Slip What animal was responsible for the plague?
2. Name one trade item from China and explain HOW the Europeans made it better.
3. How did the Mongols practice biological warfare?
4. How did the Ottoman’s ensure a powerful empire?