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Turbulent Centuries in Africa
Chapter 14: Section 2
Directions: Read Section 2, Turbulent Centuries in Africa, pages 452 – 455. Answer the following
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Why did the Portuguese establish a presence mainly along the African Coasts?
Why did the Europeans become interested in expanding into Africa?
Explain how the slave trade worked.
How did the African slave trade expand?
Describe Osei Tutu’s government.
What is a monopoly?
Encounters in East Asia
Chapter 14: Section 4
Directions: Read Section 4, Encounters in East Asia, pages 461 – 465. Answer the following
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Why did Europe struggle to trade with Ming China?
How did the arrival of the Jesuits change the Ming view of Europeans?
How did Qing China maintain peace and prosperity?
Why did Korea choose a policy of isolationism?
How did Japan treat foreigners at first?
Why did Japan eventually choose a policy of isolationism?
Spanish and Portuguese Colonies in the Americas
Chapter 15: Section 2
Directions: Read Section 2, Spanish and Portuguese Colonies in the Americas, pages 477 – 481.
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What role did Christianity play in Spanish conquests? Give three examples.
Explain the ecomiendas system.
Who was Bartolome de Las Casas? What did he do?
Describe the Spanish colonial social structure. Who was in each class?
What was the role of the church in colonial education?
What was Brazil’s economy based on?
Effects of Global Contact
Chapter 15: Section 5
Directions: Read Section 5, Effects of Global Contact, pages 491 – 495. Answer the following
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What is the Columbian Exchange? Give examples of some goods that were exchanged.
Why did the global population explode?
What is inflation? Why did it occur?
Explain three new business methods that emerged at this time.
What did mercantilist believe? What did nations need to do to achieve this?
How did economic changes affect Europe?