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Why do you think the game of chess became popular across many cultures?

Why do you think chess pieces were crafted in different ways and named differently across different geographical areas and cultures?

Why did the Mantri or Vazir become the Queen in Europe?

What does this tell us about cultural adaptation?

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1). Watch the clip 'A brief history of Chess' under the resources tab.

2). Observe the chart under the resources tab. The chart explains how chess pieces were named and identified in various different ways as the game spread to different parts of the world.

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Choose a spokesperson from your group to present your cultural exchange to the class!

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I think that chess became popular across many cultures because it is a game that symbolizes war and this was a concept that was very popular in those times

I think chess pieces were crafted differently in different places because each piece symbolized a different role depending on where it was, such as the fact that bishops probably did not exist in non christian countries

I think that the Mantri or Vazir, which is an advisor in war, was changed to a queen for a more powerful piece which would make the game move faster

This tells us that people changed things from other cultures to match their cultures more closely

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I think tat pieces were crafted in different ways and named differently across different geographical cultures because in different geographical areas all cultures were different meaning many languages were different meaning that the chess pieces got different names in different ;languages. Secondly they were crafted in different ways across the geographical areas because some areas didn't have the same materials as the other location so they used their own materials or they used their cultures to influenced making the pieces.