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                                   There were 5 main languages that spread during the Age of Exploration. There were French, English, Chinese, Spanish, and Portuguese. French was originated in France and moved around to Africa and a little bit near the coast of North America. In Africa, French spread in countries like Madagascar, Namibia, Liberia, Sierre Leone, Nigeria, Benin, Gambia, and Kampala. Second, English was originated in England and it spreads through North America, some parts of Africa, and Australia. Next, Spanish was originated in Spain. It starts to spread to Mexico and the west of South America. Following is Portuguese. It spreads around the south part of Africa and central of South America. The reasons why their languages spread is because of establishing colonies and trade. They have to establish colonies because they did not have enough resources of materials they needed. So...

1. Did you tell a story or just report information? Our group did tell a story. Not just reporting information. Our story is about the Siege of Antioch (battle of Antioch) that happened during the first crusade. And we talked/act about how the crusaders got control of Antioch and got attacked in the end by the Muslim Turks. 2. What went well? Be specific. What went well is during writing the script. It was easy because we've learned about the battle from our research. So, it was pretty easy to write the script knowing all the events and characters in the battle. 3. What was challenging? How would you handle that challenge different now? Explain. The filming was the challenging part. On the first day, one of our members didn't come to school. So, we only filmed one scene. And I went crazy worrying that the project is due the next day (Thursday). But the I realized that we still have time. Because we don't have social studies the next day. And on Thursday, our missing ...