Global+Trade+System

=Global Trade System Teams: (click on names to access your page)=
 * team 1 Philippe, Brian
 * team 2 Alex, AJ
 * team 3 Cynthia, Nick
 * team 4 Basson, Jack
 * team 5 Luke, Ranmaru
 * team 6 Julia, Joe
 * team 7 Will, Chris

=Assignment for Friday November 6th:=
 * For homework, read pages 677-679 in //Ways of the World//.
 * For class, please come to the Library to work with your partner.
 * Go to Grandeur of the Qing Economy and find in the top left white box: **Interactive:** Commercial Activity in 18th-century Suzhou
 * Follow the link, choose a district, and explore by clicking a colored circle on the bottom pane to get a scene in the top pane.
 * Make a shopping list of 10 items you would buy in Qing dynasty Suzhou. Write them on your Wikispaces page (link above) and be sure to note what province the goods come from, if it is listed

=Assignment for Monday, November 9th:=
 * For homework, check your Wikipages page for the section you will read in //Ways of the World// pp. 687-695
 * Depending on your team, you will study how the world trade in silver and furs affected Manila, Potosi, Spain, Japan, North America, Russia, or Africa
 * Post how the silver or fur trade affected your area on your Wikispaces page
 * In class, read the section of //Ways of the World// pp. 687-695 that describes Tokugawa Japan.
 * Go quietly to the History corridor with your partner and select one the the Hiroshige woodblock prints.
 * On your Wikispaces page, record (1) the name of the print (2) the topic or scene in the print (3) how humans are portrayed in the print (4) what is left out of the print that you might expect to see (5) compare or contract the print with the Qing dynasty scroll you studied yesterday



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