The activities in this set for an IBDP History classroom provide immersive, engaging, and thought-provoking ways for students to explore leadership, military strategies, and historical impact. These tasks encourage creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration, allowing students to delve deeper into the lives and legacies of historical figures like Genghis Khan and Richard I. By incorporating role-play, debates, simulations, and creative projects, students gain a comprehensive understanding of medieval leadership and its lasting consequences.

Activity Names and Summations:

1. Role-Playing Debate - Genghis Khan vs. Richard I
   Students engage in a structured debate, comparing the historical impact of Genghis Khan and Richard I.
2. Create a Strategic Campaign Map
   Students design a detailed map illustrating the military campaigns of Genghis Khan or Richard I, focusing on strategy and geography.
3. Medieval Military Technology Showcase
   Students research, create, and present models or detailed presentations of medieval military technologies used by Genghis Khan and Richard I.
4. Genghis Khan’s Yassa: A Legal System Role-Play
   Students role-play Mongol officials applying Genghis Khan’s Yassa legal code to various hypothetical legal cases.
5. Richard I’s Ransom: A Fundraising Simulation
   Students simulate the economic and social challenges of raising the ransom for King Richard I after his capture.
6. Campaign Strategy Board Game
   Students design and play a board game simulating the military campaigns of Genghis Khan and Richard I, focusing on strategic decision-making.
7. Primary Source Analysis Workshop
   Students analyze primary sources related to Genghis Khan and Richard I to gain insights into their leadership and impact.
8. Genghis Khan and Richard I Biographical Timelines
   Students create detailed biographical timelines to explore key events and turning points in the lives of Genghis Khan and Richard I.
9. Chivalry vs. Mongol Honor Code: A Comparative Essay
   Students write a comparative essay analyzing the similarities and differences between the chivalric code and Mongol honor code.
10. Medieval Leaders' Diary Entries
    Students write creative diary entries from the perspectives of Genghis Khan or Richard I, reflecting on key moments in their lives.
11. Siege Engineering Challenge
    Students design and build small-scale models of medieval siege engines used by Genghis Khan and Richard I, exploring their engineering and tactical importance.
12. Battle Reenactment - The Siege of Jerusalem (1191)
    Students participate in a reenactment of the Siege of Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, focusing on the leadership and strategies of Richard I.
13. Genghis Khan’s Empire: A Cultural Exchange Fair
    Students participate in a cultural exchange fair simulating the diverse cultural, technological, and religious exchanges within the Mongol Empire.
14. Leadership Qualities Ranking Activity
    Students rank and analyze the leadership qualities of Genghis Khan and Richard I, debating which traits were most crucial to their success as military leaders.