Adventure OneAdventure One

Journey through the EastJourney through the East

DirectionsDirections

In this activity, you will play the role of multiple people In this activity, you will play the role of multiple people living in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe during the living in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe during the Middle Ages. Use your imagination and your notes to Middle Ages. Use your imagination and your notes to explain how you might react to some of the different explain how you might react to some of the different situations presented.situations presented.

Write your answers on the provided answer sheet. After Write your answers on the provided answer sheet. After you have written an answer, come up to Mr. Sexton or you have written an answer, come up to Mr. Sexton or Mr. Akey to have them check your answer. If your Mr. Akey to have them check your answer. If your answer does not make sense, go back to find a different answer does not make sense, go back to find a different way. If the answer does make sense, you can move on way. If the answer does make sense, you can move on to the next slide.to the next slide.

West Africa 1West Africa 1

You are a young merchant living in a You are a young merchant living in a growing West African kingdom. When you growing West African kingdom. When you look around to see what business you look around to see what business you should get into, what resources would should get into, what resources would look most profitable?look most profitable?

West Africa 2West Africa 2

You are a king in West Africa, having You are a king in West Africa, having made much money from your trade in salt made much money from your trade in salt and gold. With all of this money in your and gold. With all of this money in your vault, what should you invest in to expand vault, what should you invest in to expand your empire?your empire?

West Africa 3West Africa 3

You are a Muslim prince from Fez, trying You are a Muslim prince from Fez, trying to spread the glory of Islam and to gain to spread the glory of Islam and to gain wealth and riches. Looking at the world, wealth and riches. Looking at the world, what two places might look ripe for what two places might look ripe for conversion? (hint: page 34 of your conversion? (hint: page 34 of your textbook might help you with this textbook might help you with this question)question)

Muslims 1Muslims 1

As the Muslim ruler who has just As the Muslim ruler who has just conquered a kingdom in West Africa, what conquered a kingdom in West Africa, what is your main priority for the people of this is your main priority for the people of this area?area?

Muslims 2Muslims 2

You are a Muslim merchant in the Middle You are a Muslim merchant in the Middle East who deals in spices and silks. To East who deals in spices and silks. To which group of Europeans do you sell which group of Europeans do you sell these goods? From whom do you buy these goods? From whom do you buy them?them?

European 1European 1

You are a European warlord who has You are a European warlord who has managed to take over some land after the managed to take over some land after the fall of the Roman Empire. What fall of the Roman Empire. What government system could you use to government system could you use to maintain control over this area?maintain control over this area?

European 2European 2

You are the lord of a European city in You are the lord of a European city in 1350, and you have heard rumors of a 1350, and you have heard rumors of a horrible plague a couple of towns over horrible plague a couple of towns over that is killing many people. What might that is killing many people. What might you do to prevent the disease from you do to prevent the disease from striking your city?striking your city?

European 3European 3

You are the king of a small country in You are the king of a small country in Europe, and have heard rumors that the Europe, and have heard rumors that the neighboring kingdom intends to attack neighboring kingdom intends to attack yours. What do you do? yours. What do you do?

European 4European 4

You are a knight in Europe during the dark You are a knight in Europe during the dark ages, and your lord has told you that you ages, and your lord has told you that you have to contribute money and food for an have to contribute money and food for an upcoming war effort that the king has upcoming war effort that the king has demanded. It is more money than you demanded. It is more money than you have personally. What do you do?have personally. What do you do?

European 5European 5

You are a peasant working the fields in a You are a peasant working the fields in a European kingdom during the dark ages. European kingdom during the dark ages. To pay for a war somewhere, the local To pay for a war somewhere, the local knights have been taking your money and knights have been taking your money and land. How could you react to this land. How could you react to this problem?problem?

European 6European 6

You are the Pope, the head of the church You are the Pope, the head of the church and of Christianity in Western Europe. and of Christianity in Western Europe. Muslims have invaded Christian lands for Muslims have invaded Christian lands for years and now are oppressing Christian years and now are oppressing Christian pilgrims visiting the Holy Land in pilgrims visiting the Holy Land in Jerusalem. What can you do to dish out Jerusalem. What can you do to dish out some payback to the unbelievers?some payback to the unbelievers?

European 7European 7

You are a merchant in Europe, and you You are a merchant in Europe, and you notice that soldiers returning from the notice that soldiers returning from the crusades want to buy the goods that they crusades want to buy the goods that they first got to try in the Holy Land, like spices first got to try in the Holy Land, like spices and silk. Where could you buy those and silk. Where could you buy those goods so that you could sell them to these goods so that you could sell them to these soldiers and make a lot of money?soldiers and make a lot of money?

European 8European 8

You are a rich and powerful merchant You are a rich and powerful merchant from Italy during the Renaissance. You from Italy during the Renaissance. You have just learned that some other have just learned that some other Europeans have begun to sail in the Europeans have begun to sail in the Mediterranean Sea to trade with the Mediterranean Sea to trade with the Muslims. This could undercut your profits. Muslims. This could undercut your profits. What could you do to fix this problem?What could you do to fix this problem?

European 9European 9

You are a Portuguese sailor and can see You are a Portuguese sailor and can see how much money the Italians are making how much money the Italians are making from trading with Muslims for goods from from trading with Muslims for goods from the east. Henry the Navigator is offering the east. Henry the Navigator is offering money for anyone who can get those money for anyone who can get those goods back to Europe without bumping goods back to Europe without bumping into the Italians. Can you think of a way to into the Italians. Can you think of a way to get to India while avoiding the Italians get to India while avoiding the Italians and the Muslims?and the Muslims?

European 10European 10

You are a Genovese ship captain by the You are a Genovese ship captain by the name of Christopher Columbus. You can name of Christopher Columbus. You can see other sailors trying to go around Africa see other sailors trying to go around Africa to get to India, but you think you have to get to India, but you think you have found a better way to get there and buy found a better way to get there and buy profitable trade goods. What way is that? profitable trade goods. What way is that?