Unit 2: What is the most important part of a society? Name:

What is an economy? How does an economy impact the lives of individual people? Lesson Questions:

1. Define economy. 2. Describe the role of an economy in the lives of individuals during the Middle Ages and today.3. Describe the patterns of trade during the Middle Ages and today.

1- My Trade Map1- Select 5 items you have with you right now (clothing, gadgets, gear, equipment.)2- Determine where each item is manufactured. List the items and the countries:

3- Draw the likely journey of each item to where you purchased it on the map below.

4- Make 2 Observations (direct, concrete statements based on senses) about your map:a.

b.

5- Make 1 Analytical (patterns, questions, connections) comment about your map:a.

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Unit 2: What is the most important part of a society? Name:2- Define: Economy

My definition:

Dictionary definition:

3- Thinking Ahead: Brainstorm how might economic activities impact an individual’s life over the course of a day? Of a year? Over 10 years?

4- Trade Routes from the Middle Ages

Expansion of Islam following Trade Routes (Pathways) Major European Trade Routes (Middle Ages) (Pathways)

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How might economic activities

impact an individual’s life?

Unit 2: What is the most important part of a society? Name:1. Make 3 observations (direct concrete statements based on senses) about the trade maps.

a.

b.

c.

2. Make 1 analytical (patterns, questions, connections) comment about the trade maps.a.

5- Read pages 149-155 in Pathways and complete the Cornell notes template, answering the guiding questions using your own words.

Questions/Main Ideas/Vocabulary Notes/Answers/Definitions/Examples/Sentences

What factors led to the growth of trade in Europe?

What were medieval guilds? What did they do for their members?

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Unit 2: What is the most important part of a society? Name:What are some of the changes that increased trade led to? (think social, political, economic, and personal freedom)

Summary:

6-Review what you predicted earlier in terms of how an economy impacts individuals. Add depth and detail to that original hypothesis, in 3-4 sentences.

7-In relation to this lesson… What are questions, connections or topics you are interested in learning more about?

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