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Land, Ho!

You are going to create your own UPDATED world map.  This map represents your sea travels, and a new land that you have discovered on your journey!  This alien country is booming with hitherto unknown commodities and peoples.  Have fun!

Land, Ho! Rubric:
Map includes the following key features:
-Compass rose
-Scale
-Your land mass, and at least part of the surrounding countries
-3 commodities you discovered on the land
-A drawing of a typical native from the land
-The title you have given your country
-Extra credit offered for maps that are NICELY colored

"Guns, Germs, and Steel"

"Guns, Germs, and Steel"- 54 minutes

Essay:

Write a three paragraph essay in which you tell how guns, germs, and steel contributed to Europeans being able to conquer so many other nations.  Your thesis statement should be:  "Europeans were so often victorious over other nations because they had the advantage of guns, germs, and steel."

Intro:  Grabber.  Segue.  Thesis.
Body:  Explain how guns and germs and steel all played a role in making Europeans more likely to succeed than other countries and peoples.
Conclusion:  Restate grabber.  Seque.  Restate thesis.

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