The Big Question:

"You got to know when to hold'em, know when to fold'em, know when to walk away and know when to run... Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin' is knowing what to throw away, and knowing what to keep. Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser and the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep." Kenny Rogers, "The Gambler"

Consider the major global cultures that we have studied this term, during the time span from 800 to 1800 A.D. Then, consider the events, trends, movements, migrations, and significant personages that became the history of this era, and analyze the most significant developments in world history as follows:

Who won, who lost, who got to walk away, who had to run, who played their cards well and got to "die in their sleep"