What Are You Trading?
WORLD HISTORY AP / LESSON 2.6 OPENER WHAT ARE YOU TRADING?Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “What Are You Trading?”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/PurposeThis card game will help set the stage for the learning you’ll do later in this lesson. Process1.Randomly draw a note card that will tell you which role you’re going to play in this simulation. Circle the role you’ve been assigned:PeasantMerchantNobleperson 2.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 suitPeasantFoodMerchant MoneyNoblepersonStatusAllHappiness3.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 person you traded with on your note card. You’ll have 5 minutes to trade. Your teacher will tell you when the time is up, and will explain what to do next. 4.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?