What Are You Trading?
WORLDHISTORY PROJECT 1200/ LESSON 2.9ACTIVITYWHAT ARE YOU TRADING?Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “What Are You Trading?”,OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1PurposeThis card game will help set the stage for the learning you’ll do later in this lesson. Process1.Randomly draw a notecard that will tell you which role you’re going to play in thissimulation. Circle the role you’ve been assigned:PeasantMerchantNobleperson2.Deal the playing cards evenly among all participants. Your goal is to collect more cards of a specific suit than anyone else. The suit you’re trying to collect depends on the role you’ve been assigned:RoleWhat to obtainCard suitPeasantFoodMerchantMoneyNoblepersonStatusAllHappiness3.Once everyone has their cards and is ready, you’re going to trade cards with others however you’d like.The goal is to collect as many cards of your assigned suit as possible. Every time you make a trade, write down the name of the personyou traded withon your notecard. You’ll have 5 minutes to trade. Your teacher will tell you when the time is up, and will explain what to do next.
WORLDHISTORY PROJECT 1200 / LESSON 2.9ACTIVITYWHAT ARE YOU TRADING?24.Answer the following questions:•Did it seem like peasants, merchants, or nobles were impacted in a similar way? What might that suggest? •Were you surprised at the outcome? Why or why not?