Hines’ History Spot

French II – Today we learned the conjugations of dire, lire, and écrire. Completed ex.1 p.238 in class. HW p.239 ex.2,3.

APWH – Complete ch21 vocab due Thurs. Thesis statements are due Friday.

APWH – Thesis statement assignment – Compose a thesis statement for each of the following prompts. Remember that a thesis statement must address all parts of the question, take a position, and provide categories or groupings for how the evidence will support the thesis. You can’t just say they were similar and different, or some things changed and some things stayed the same. Briefly explain how in your thesis. The thesis does not have to be one sentence.
1. Analyze the cultural and political changes and continuities in ONE of the following civilizations during the last centuries of the classical era:
Chinese 100 C.E. to 600 C.E.
Roman 100 C.E. to 600 C.E.
Indian 300 C.E. to 600 C.E.

2. Analyze the social and economic transformations that occurred in the Atlantic world as a result of new contacts among Western Europe, Africa and the Americas from 1492 to 1750.
3. Compare and contrast the political and economic effects of Mongol rule on TWO of the following regions:

China
Middle East
Russia

4. For each of the following civilizations, identify, describe, and assess the impact of important changes and continuities as it moved from independence to subjugation by the Mongols and back to independence – China and Russia
5. Although there were many similarities between sub-Saharan Africa and Western Europe around 1200 c.e., by 1450 c.e, they were less similar due to differences in trade problems, exposure to technological diffusion, and seafaring traditions. Assess the validity of this statement by describing the changes each region experienced during this time period.
6. Compare and contrast feudalism as it developed in western Europe and Japan.
7. Compare the two dominant civilizations of the Americas: the Aztecs in Central America and the Incas in South America.
8. Assess the impact of the Columbian Exchange by describing two of the following civilizations both before and after 1492.

The Americas
Asia
Europe

9. Analyze important similarities and differences among the roles of women in Europe, Asia, and Africa
10. Describe key similarities and differences between China’s Zhenghe expeditions (1405-1423) with those of western Europe in the late 15th and 16th centuries.