Trial update 1/10

Made note of some stuff that would hurt the persecution during the trial today.

Trial update 1/9

Just made up answers to questions the cross examiner might ask me today. Hopefully I don't blank out tomorrow on a question...

Trial update 1/8

Today, just working on finding a decent source to draw information for Mongke from. I discovered that wikipedia will not be a good idea because there is a large amount of information in which the other team can pull out information from, and use it against me. So I will look for a better source.

Trial update 1/7

Things are getting intense, the persecution team has started trash talking. Just realized Mongke is insignificant...so I will have to use external sources now- which I will do today

Trial update 1/6

Today I did research and thought of ways to answer questions that I would expect from persecutors.

1/5 Trial Update

Didn't really do much regarding the trial today...looked over the instructions carefully and thought about tactics on how to win.

Mongol Trial Process (daily work over 2 weeks)

In this blog post, I will list everything that I have done over the course of 2 weeks regarding the Mongol Trial. I did research on each of the main characters (defense and prosecution) in order to get a better understanding of their background. I wrote down information (4-5 sentences, main points on each, more for my character - Mongke). I also re-watched the videos in order to jog my memory.

12/22 - did research on Guillaume Boucher (P)
12/23 - did research on Abbasid Caliph al-Mustasim (P)
12/24 - did research on Pope Innocent IV (P)
12/25 - did research on Subedei (D)
12/26 - did research on Ogodei (D)
12/27 - did research on Hulegu (D)
12/28 - did research on Mongke (D)
12/29 - did research on Berte /Kublai/ Yelu Chucai (D)
12/30 - did research on Friar John on Plano Carpini (D)
12/31 - started "World Conquerors"
1/1 - finished "World Conquerors"
1/2 - watched all of "Tartar Crusaders"
1/3 - started "Khan of Khans"
1/4 - finished "Khan of Khans"

Additionally, I have reread chapters 1-5 and starting re-taking notes (since my notes for 1-6 were not that good) for the mid-year exam.