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You and your group will be looking into the success and eventual downfall of an empire. You will need to take notes and will be assigned a poster for one of the empires listed above.

Part One:

Give me clear picture of what this empire was like during healthier times, broken down into the following categories:
  • Head: Significant Leaders & Accomplishments
  • Hands: Art, Architecture & Tech. Advances
  • Legs: Labor Systems
  • Spine: Political Structure
  • Ribs: Societal Infrastructure
  • Heart: Religious Beliefs
  • Pen: Literature
  • Feet: Trade routes and goods traded
TIP: It might help to assign members of your group to specific categories/aspects of the body!​
Don't Forget:
  • Ottoman devshirme
  • Ottoman tax farming

Part Two: Autopsy

  • What led to the decline of this empire?
  • ​What weakened it?
  • What led to their demise?
  • Be creative in your delivery.
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