1st Assignment
Study Questions for Keene, chapter 1
1. What similarities and differences did Aztec, Pueblo, and Eastern Woodland Native American
societies exhibit?(p.1-9)
2. What changes was Europe experiencing in the years prior to contact with the Americas?(p.10-
15)
3. What is the Columbian exchange?(p.16-17)
4. What were the main characteristics of West African society on the eve of contact?(p.20-3)
5. How were African, European, and Native American societies similar? How were they different?
6. How did Spain organize its new colonies in the Americas?(p.24-6)
2nd Assignment
Based on the information in chapter 1 of our text, please respond to the following questions:
1) What were the key differences between Africans, Europeans, and Native Americans?
2)What similarities did these three groups of peoples share?
3) In what ways might these similarities have helped them make sense of a word in which they were forced (in the case of Africans and Native Americans) to live with each other?
Assignment 3
Based on Chapter 1 and the video that I provided you, please offer your thoughts on the following questions:
- What were some of the most powerful impacts of the Columbian Exchange? How did it radically change the world and the lives of Europeans, Native Americans, and West Africans?
- In what ways can we view the Columbian Exchange as a key moment in the historical process of globalization?
Requirements: Very Detailed complete sentences.