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1. Why if we're studying Feudal Europe aren't we also looking at Feudal Japan- similar classs system and castles. 2. The best unit I've seen on castles was a SPICE- Stanford Uni one on defending and attacking Japanese castles. 3 If we are looking at exploration, why are we looking at ancient China? Why not Marco Polo and also Cheng He. ie Middle Ages China. 4. What about India? It's going to be huge in these kids lives and they know nothing of it. 5. What about Pacific expansion of the Polynesian people? massive exploration and population movement in open canoes. 6. I always had the Incas in this area because chronologically it is is when Cortes invaded. Great example of culture conflict. and a nice parellel to fate of Australian Indigenous people. 7. The Agora article on Medieval Japan was great- good activities and some nice comparisons of Class structure, castles and armour between Europe and Japan.