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Bandstra World History 2016-17 Unit 4: Global Interactions (1450-1750 CE) Key Concepts 4.1 Globalizing Networks of Communication and Exchange 4.2 New Forms of Social Organization and Modes of Production 4.3 State Consolidation and Imperial Expansion Where is _______? Maritime Empires Trade Routes Spread of Religions Trade Cities Label Portuguese, Spanish, British, French, Dutch Eurasian Silk Roads, Trans-Saharan caravan routes, Indian Ocean sea lanes, Mediterranean Sea Christianity, Syncretic (Vodoun, Candomble) London, Mexico City, Batavia (Jakarta), New York City, Elmina, Mumbai, Manila, Potosi, Sevilla, Venice, Florence, Goa, Rome, Constantinople Thematic Questions 1. How did the new connection of hemispheres affect the environment? How were people starting to use the environment more to their advantage? How did the exchange of plants and animals alter the environment? 2. How did religions spread during this time period? When spreading, how were religions able to remain the same? How were they forced to change? How did the increased interaction of cultures have an impact in other areas of life (technology, religion, social structure, etc.)? 3. Compare and contrast how different rulers used a variety of methods to legitimize and consolidate their power. What tools and technologies did empires use to expand? Why were some more successful than others? 4. How did the connection of hemispheres alter the economic exchanges in which both could engage? How did the new goods that were exchanged impact both the buyers and sellers of these goods? How did governments set up new agencies to better deal with these new exchanges? Why were some able to dominate these economic exchanges? Compare and contrast the use of labor systems throughout the world during this time period. 5. How did the interactions of new peoples force the creation of new definitions of social structures? Who benefited from these new social structures and why? Why do we continue to see the same social groups on top and bottom of these new social structures? Bandstra World History 2016-17 Got Questions? Relevant Crash Course Videos First round of videos #19, 21-26 Helpful Resources (Websites, etc.) 1. http://www.freeman-pedia.com/earlymodern/ Specifics You Need to Know Key Figures Prince Henry the Navigator Christopher Columbus Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro Martin Luther Jean Calvin Henry VIII William Shakespeare Nicolaus Copernicus Galileo Galilei John Locke Adam Smith Architecture/Art Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel and statues Da Vinci’s Last Supper St. Peter’s Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore Castas paintings Literature/Documents Martin Luther’s “95 Theses” Gutenberg Bible De las Casas’ Short History of the Destruction of the Indies Machiavelli’s The Prince Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations Technological Developments Astrolabe, sextant, compass Caravel & Carrack Printing press Telescope Firearms Timeline 1450 CE 1750 CE