Mankind Story of All of Us: Episode 8 (Treasure)

Identify key figures of the early global trade era as they appear in the episode, including Francis Drake, Bartolomé de Medina, Samoset, Squanto, and Shah Jahan

Trace how silver mined in the Andes was minted into Spanish coins that transformed the global economy

Explain the mechanics of a speculative bubble by comparing Holland's 1637 tulip crash with the 2008 housing recession

Describe the Pilgrims' crossing to America and their first-winter survival alongside the origins and scale of the Atlantic slave trade

Secure access to the episode before the lesson — the worksheet's instructions assume students answer while the video plays, and the video itself is not part of the download

Point out before pressing play that the responses come in chronological order, as the instructions state, so students always know roughly where they are

Read the synopsis paragraph on page 1 aloud as an anticipation set — it previews the pesos de ocho, pirates, the stock market boom, slavery, and the Pilgrims in five sentences

Pause after question 7 for discussion: the 1637-versus-2008 comparison is the one open-response item and benefits from talk time before students write

Active viewing and note-taking — students answer 15 questions in the exact order the episode reveals the information.

Historical recall — students name people, places, materials, and monuments as the documentary introduces them, from a famous pirate to the Taj Mahal.

Economic reasoning — students write a comparison between Holland's 1637 tulip crash and the 2008 housing recession, explaining how speculation drives prices up and panic drives them down.

Attention to quantitative detail — several items ask for exact figures, such as how many of the 102 Pilgrims remained after six months and how many million Africans were transported over three centuries.