1.Define the geocentric and heliocentric theories of the solar system. Describe the influence of the Islamic culture on the understanding of the heliocentric understanding of the solar system.
2.Describe the route the potato took from South America to North America and it’s impact on the lives of one specific country europeans.
3.Compare and contrast two early explorers of North America.
4.Use your timeline and notes from the film “Science and Islam” to hypothesis the interactions Mughal empire and Ottoman empires and the Ottoman’s push to expand into Europe.
5.Imagine you are a citizen of Wallachia during the time of Vlad the Impaler. Write a letter to a relative describing the invasion of the Ottomans and Vlads defense of your homeland.
6.Describe the Columbian exchange. Describe in detail examples of the foods, people and ideas that flowed between the two regions.
7.Use the map of Africa to compare and contrast the explorations of two Portuguese explorers of Africa.
