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The Middle 17th Century:
The Last Days?
Word Wall
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Famine
Climate change
Rebellion
Natural Disasters
Harvests (Farming)
How to Have A Cataclysm
Unpredictable Seasons

Crop Harvests

Food Prices***

Revenues ***

Taxes***

Loyalty to
Monarch***

*** Class Contribution
Snowball Effect?

Bad
harvests

natural
disasters

instability***

fewer
resources***

=
Cataclysmic
Impact
Brainstorm #1
• As an absolute ruler, to understand how would you
react to a string of disasters that threatened your
nation, write how you would rank your priorities as
ruler.
•
•
•
•

The power of your nation (its territory, resources)
Stability of your nation
Your hold on power
Safety of your people
GROUP: Advise or Decide
• 1 will be a ruler, the rest advisers
• Advise your ruler on their response
• Rulers, decide

• Time goes on, advise and decide again
Stage One
• Country 1
• Floods wipe out your
crops by 60%
• Your ally is invaded

• Country 3
• Bad harvests lose 30%
of your crops

• Country 2
• Early frost ruins 50% of
your crops
• Another country you
control is in rebellion
• Country 4
• Winter floods wipe out
40% of your crops
• Summer drought wipe
out 30% of your crops
• Revenues are down
40%
Stage Two
• Country 1
• A year without summer
• Your nobles rebel
against you

• Country 3
• Bad harvests lose 30%
of your crops

• Country 2
• Another country you
control is in rebellion

• Country 4
• Winter floods wipe out
40% of your crops
• Summer drought wipe
out 30% of your crops
• Revenues are down
40%
Brainstorm #2
• In groups, role-play how your feelings about your
ruler have changed based on their actions and
decisions:

•
•
•
•
•

Peasants
Military
Merchants
Nobles
Outsiders

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The middle 17th century

  • 1. The Middle 17th Century: The Last Days?
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6.
  • 7. How to Have A Cataclysm Unpredictable Seasons Crop Harvests Food Prices*** Revenues *** Taxes*** Loyalty to Monarch*** *** Class Contribution
  • 9. Brainstorm #1 • As an absolute ruler, to understand how would you react to a string of disasters that threatened your nation, write how you would rank your priorities as ruler. • • • • The power of your nation (its territory, resources) Stability of your nation Your hold on power Safety of your people
  • 10. GROUP: Advise or Decide • 1 will be a ruler, the rest advisers • Advise your ruler on their response • Rulers, decide • Time goes on, advise and decide again
  • 11. Stage One • Country 1 • Floods wipe out your crops by 60% • Your ally is invaded • Country 3 • Bad harvests lose 30% of your crops • Country 2 • Early frost ruins 50% of your crops • Another country you control is in rebellion • Country 4 • Winter floods wipe out 40% of your crops • Summer drought wipe out 30% of your crops • Revenues are down 40%
  • 12. Stage Two • Country 1 • A year without summer • Your nobles rebel against you • Country 3 • Bad harvests lose 30% of your crops • Country 2 • Another country you control is in rebellion • Country 4 • Winter floods wipe out 40% of your crops • Summer drought wipe out 30% of your crops • Revenues are down 40%
  • 13. Brainstorm #2 • In groups, role-play how your feelings about your ruler have changed based on their actions and decisions: • • • • • Peasants Military Merchants Nobles Outsiders