Middle Passage Assignment

Today we will be looking at The Middle Passage, which is the voyage for slave trade from Africa to the Americas.  One of the ugly parts of European exploration would be the fact that they were seeking a cheap labor source. 

This website will explain the horrific voyage over and give you a detailed account of what life was like for the Africans aboard these slave ships.

Go to this website: 

Here are the topics you will look at:

*Life on the Slave Ships

*Death on the Slave Ships

*The Daily Routine on the Slave Ships

*Fighting Back: Revolt on the Slave Ships

*Passage A Great Sin of Humanity

Your assignment is to write down (either using a sheet of paper or using Microsoft Word) 5 facts on each topic area.

Aztec/Incan Assignment

Watch this video first (First 6:00 only): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjhIzemLdos

Aztec PowerPoint
Go to the following website: http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/cortes/cortes_flat.html 

You will be making a PowerPoint over the Aztec Empire & the conquering of the Aztecs. The website has plenty of information that will help you get a better feel for the Aztec way of life. Your PowerPoint needs to be at least 10 slides with at least 8 pictures.

Today's Learning Opportunity

Here are a couple of videos to summarize what is taking place: (copy & paste the link)

Syrian Crisis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=286cPY8BiwI

Syrian Crisis Part II

Here are two articles to read & look through:

 http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/24/world/meast/syria-101/

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/09/08/438539779/the-migrant-crisis-by-the-numbers


Your Presidential Match:

 http://www.isidewith.com/