https://padlet.com/ashmichelletaylor/oaqsvoddj58d By Ms Taylor's Year 8 HASS students! en-us 2018-04-04 02:25:50 UTC 2023-04-25 09:18:09 UTC hello@padlet.com ashmichelletaylor https://padlet.com/ashmichelletaylor/oaqsvoddj58d/wish/248351690 In your post, include;
What the invention/commodity is.
How we use it today.
How it helped daily life in the Middle Ages. 
The approximate date it was invented/discovered. 
A photo of the invention/commodity. 
Comment on 'what if'- how would our lives be different without this discovery?
Afterwards, scroll through the other inventions posted by your peers and 'rate' the inventions/commodities on how useful they are (5= very useful (we use it everyday almost) and 1= not useful (we do not use this item))]]> 2018-04-04 02:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ashmichelletaylor/oaqsvoddj58d/wish/248351690 ashmichelletaylor https://padlet.com/ashmichelletaylor/oaqsvoddj58d/wish/248352150 During the crusades to the Middle East, knights brought back a new luxury item called coffee. Coffee was first drunk in Arabia in the 15th century. By the 16th century, it had reached Persia and Turkey, and Europe soon followed. It was reported to have healing properties and was drunk strong and black. European doctors believed it could cure stomach ailments and prevent hunger. Today, coffee is a top luxury item export, between 1998-2000, 6.7 million tons of coffee were produced and sold. If coffee had not been exported into Europe and the rest of the world, there would not be such a large demand for products from Brazil or crops in Africa- it creates a lot of jobs for labourers and farmers. 
Fun fact: In 16th Century Constantinople, not providing your wife with enough coffee was grounds for a divorce! ]]> 2018-04-04 02:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ashmichelletaylor/oaqsvoddj58d/wish/248352150