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Create informative fact cards for six significant empires: China, Japan, Ottoman Empire, Mughal Empire, Aztec Empire, Mayan Empire, and Inca Empire. Each card includes a "Do You Know?" question on the front flap, covering key topics such as governance, trade, and cultural elements, with answers provided on the back. Enhance your learning by pasting maps for visual reference. This interactive project provides insights into the unique characteristics and historical significance of these empires, making it an excellent resource for students and history enthusiasts.
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FACT CARDS Take 2 pieces of paper, fold and staple at the top. Write the “Do You Know” topic on the front flap. Write the answers on the back of the flap. Do this for each of the empires. Paste the appropriate map on each card.
Empires Fact Cards • Your Name & Block
c. 1500 China FRONT Do you know? • Policy toward trade with Europeans? • How it limited trade? (vocab word) • Chinese goods wanted in Europe CHINA
BACK • Control foreign influence & trade • Foreign Enclaves • Silk, tea, porcelain, paper
c. 1500 Japan FRONT Do you know? • Structure of government? • Policy toward foreign trade? (vocab word)
BACK • Emperor with no power & ruled by Shogun • Isolationism
c. 1500 Ottoman Empire FRONT Do you know? • Original location • Where it expanded? (3 places) • Capital • Religion • Goods traded OTTOMAN EMPIRE
BACK • Anatolia (Asia Minor/Tukey) • Balkan Peninsula, N. Africa & Middle East • Istanbul (NOT Constantinople) • Islam unified empire • Coffee & ceramics
c. 1500 Mughal Empire FRONT Do you know? • Location • Religion • Famous Architecture • Trading Partners • Goods it traded (influence) MUGHAL EMPIRE
BACK • North India • Spread Islam to India • TajMahal • Europeans (England, Portugal, Netherlands) – set up trading ports • Textiles (influenced the British textile industry)
c. 1500 Aztec Empire FRONT Do you know? • Location • Capital city • Best Known For AZTEC EMPIRE
BACK • Central Mexico & Yucatan Peninsula • Tenochtitlan (NOT Mexico City) • Human sacrifice; Gold
c. 1500 Mayan Empire FRONT Do you know? • Location • Best Known For • New food for Europeans MAYAN EMPIRE
BACK • Yucatan Peninsula & Central America • Pyramids; calendar • Corn (maize)
c. 1500 Inca Empire FRONT Do you know? • Location • Best Known For • New food for Europeans INCA EMPIRE
BACK • Andes Mountains, South America (Peru & Chile) • Roads & bridges; terracing • Potatoes