Textbook assignments 1450-1750

Assignments: 1450 CE -1750 CE (Period 4)

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1	·         Read and Outline pages 354-361 and complete the following: o    Create three 4-choice multiple-choice questions.  Provide the answer with a clear explanation (make sure you include appropriate historical evidence in your explanation). o    Create a comparative essay question.
2	·         Read pages 363-380 and answer the following questions in detail: o    Describe the impact of the Renaissance on European society. o    Describe the two Reformations and the effects they had on Europe & Explain whether the impact on Europe was pos/neg or both—give examples.  o    Describe the Scientific Revolution that took place in Europe (Who were the major players, effects on European society, etc) o    How did European government, attitude towards government and state structures change during this time period? o    What changes were occurring in European social structures, gender relationships and families & Why were these changes taking place? o    Describe the Enlightenment and how it effected European society? o    By 1750, Why was Europe ready to “take-off” into the Industrial Revolution?
3	·         Read and Outline pages 383-402 (Take into consideration the following questions): o    How did Western Europe (between 1450-1650) gain “unprecedented” mastery of the worlds oceans? o    Describe the early efforts of Portugal and Spain to explore the world and what areas did each control and why? o    What was the Columbian Exchange and how did it effect both Europe and the Americas? o    What areas remained outside the new global economy prior to 1600?  What areas were added in the 17th century? o    How did British and French North America differ from other European colonies? o    What were the results of the creation of a world economy?
4	·         Read and Outline 421-447 (Take into consideration the following questions):  o    What aspects of Iberian society were transferred to the New World? o    What model for America colonization was established in the Caribbean? o    Discuss the nature and impact of the conquest and exploitation of Indians in the Americas. o    Why was silver considered to be the ”heart of empire”? o    Discuss the varied economies of the American colonies. o    Explain what Spanish colonial rule “looked like”. o    Create an illustration showing the social hierarchy of Iberian society.
5	·         Read pages 477-500 and complete the following: o    Write an outline for a book titled, “Exploration and Penetration of Africa for Dummies”.  (Write from the point of view of the Portuguese) o    Trace the changes in the volume of the Atlantic slave trade between 1450 and 1850. o    Discuss the demographic impact of the African slave trade on the sub-Saharan region. o    What was the social structure of American slave-based societies? o    Why did the Atlantic slave trade come to an end?
6	·        Exploration Assignment
7	·        DBQ Assignment
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8	·         Read and Outline pages 503-528 (Take into consideration the following questions):  o    Explain the three major zones of the Asian sea-trading network. o    What did the Portuguese discover when they arrived at Calicut and how did they respond? o    How were the Dutch able to displace the Portuguese? How was their participation in the Asian trading system different from the Portuguese? o    Where did the European establish tribute systems? o    To what extent were European Christian missionary efforts in the early 1660s successful? o    How did the Ming restore the traditional Chinese forms of government? o    Why did the Chinese withdraw from commercial expansion? o    What steps led to the restoration of the Japanese shogunate? o    Why did the Japanese resort to isolation as a response to European expansion?
9	·         Read and Outline pages 449-474 (Take into consideration the following questions):  o    Compare and Contrast the three “Muslim Empires” (What were the similarities and differences) o    What were the causes of Ottoman decline in the 17th century? o    What were the similarities and differences in the decline of the Abbasid and Ottoman empires? o    Compare and Contrast the social and economic organization of the Ottomans and the Safavid. o    Discuss the reasons for the failure of the Mughal dynasty. o    What weaknesses were common to all of the Muslim empires?
10	·         Read pages 405-418 and answer the following questions in detail:  o    How did the Mongol occupation affect Russian civilization? o    How did the expansion of Russia and the Ottoman Empire eliminate the “independent central Asia” and the Mongol threat? o    Describe the Russian expansion eastward under the Ivans and through Peter the Great? o    Describe Peter’s policies and how did they change Russia? What was the impact of Westernization under Peter the Great? o    Describe Catherine’s social, economic and political polices and how did they effect Russia? What was the extent of Westernization under Catherine the Great? o    Explain the concept of serfdom in Russia. o    Why did Russia become economically dependent on the West? o    What is the basis for the culture of the Russian masses?  o    What characteristics did Eastern Europe share with Russia?