Interact: Ch20,19 Study Guide
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The Atlantic Network (Ch. 20,19)
...is about exploring the societies most heavily influenced by the rise of Europe: Latin America and
Africa. Conquest and the Atlantic slave trade result in the blending of three cultures to create entirely new
societies in Latin America, while Africa experiences a reorganization.
Overarching Ideas:
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Humans need to adapt to environments has necessitated technological innovation.
Cultures spread through syncretism.
Economic conditions and religion are key components in legitimizing or undermining government.
Ever intensifying trade is a powerful force for social and political change.
Social inequality is source of conflict yet ever-present in civilizations.
Objectives:
1. Evaluate the economic, demographic, and environmental impacts of the Columbian
Exchange.
2. Analyze the impacts of new core-dependent economic relationships on labor systems.
3. Analyze the role of technology in African and Iberian expansion.
4. Describe the emerging social organizations in African and Latin America that resulted
from increased trade contact.
5. Analyze methods used by rulers to legitimize power.
6. Compare the economic, political, and social development of Spanish America, North
America, and Brazil.
7. Describe the impact of global interaction on Christianity.
8. Evaluate the extent to which European contact shaped African and Latin American
societies.
Key Concepts:
Explain the definition, role, and significance of…
Factories
El Mina
Middle Passage
Triangle Trade
Royal African Company
Chattel slavery
Asante
Dahomey
Kongo
Fulani
Zulu
Boers
Cape Colony
Shaka Zulu
Iberian Peninsula
Treaty of Tordesillas
West Indies
Hispanola
Encomienda
Columbian Exchange
Conquistador
Hernan Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
Bartolome de Las Casas
Mita
Haciendas
Sugar
Silver
Viceroyalties
New Spain
Peru
Potosí
Peninsulares
Creoles
Castas
Mestizos
Mulattos
Saltwater slaves
Creole slaves
Vodun
Candomble
Africa (Chapter 20)
Key Places:
Locate on the maps…
Madeira Islands
Cape Verde Islands
Asante
Dahomey
Benin
Kongo
Luanda
Congo River
Slave Coast
Gold Coast
Sahara Desert
Sudanic grasslands/savanna
Cape of Good Hope
Cape Colony
Lake Victoria
Guided Timeline:
Latin
America
Africa & Atlantic Slave Trade
Africa Outside of Atlantic Slave
Trade
1419
1441
1456
1450
1481
Conquest:
1492-1570
1562
1570
1591
Colonization:
1570-1700
1652
1700
1713
1720
1750
Reform:
1700-1800
1790s
1833
1815
1818
1834
Latin America (Chapter 19)
Key Places:
Locate on the maps…
Caribbean Sea
Caribbean
West Indies
Cuba
Hispaniola
St. Domingue/Haiti
Andes
Mexican Plateau
Potosi
Amazon
Rio de la Plata
Brazil
Brazilian Highlands
New Spain
Mexico City
Viceroyalty of Peru
Lima
Guided Timeline
Spanish America
Brazil
1450
14921570
14921570
15701700
15701700
17001800
17001800
1750