Resources

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.

• AMSCO page 144
• Strayer Page 576
• Freeman-edia Russian Empire
• Wikipedia

• Unit 3: Slides

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:

• Ivan IV
• Volga

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Part Two: Autopsy

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

Our Fallen Empires...RIP