Students stepped into the chaos of Rome’s collapsing Republic, making decisions that balanced legitimacy between elites and commoners. Each crisis forced them to weigh tradition, charisma, and law, sometimes with a roll of the dice. The simulation brought Weber’s theories to life, turning abstract political concepts into lived experience and reflection.
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Negotiating History: A Classroom Simulation of the Treaty of Westphalia
Simulations bring history alive, even if students don’t always land on the “right” outcome. My Treaty of Westphalia simulation in AP European History pushed students to negotiate, compromise, and reflect, skills as valuable as the history itself.
Roman Republic: Trade & Politics Simulation
I love using simulations strategically in the classroom. This is one I created recently on the Roman Republic that has both economic and political components.