Lesson on Thursday, August 23, 2018

Aim: How did the political, economic, and religious systems of Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans compare, and how did things change as a result of contacts among them?

Bell Ringer: Complete yesterday's intro to PERIOD 1. (10 min)

Objectives: 

Agenda:

1. Review Journal 3 - How did Native Americans' conceptions of the spiritual world influence their daily lives? 

J3 / A: On a political level, native leaders claimed spiritual lineage and priests occupied an influential position in society. Throughout the strata of society, Native Americans believed that the spiritual world was intimately related to the physical one - storms, harvests, illnesses, and victory in battle were believed to be caused by the spiritual realm. To appease the spirits, Native Americans celebrated festivals, practiced sacred rituals, and, in the case of the Aztecs, offered human sacrifices. (5 min)

2. Exploring the Early Americas: This link contains a wealth of materials on both pre- and post contact cultures, including a useful section on "Urban Landscapes." Divide into three groups and provide a two minute presentation on your designated section, using primary sources.(10 min)

Cahokia

3. The "Cahokia Mounds" historical site contains a brief interactive timeline at https://cahokiamounds.org/timeline/ Identify the key turning points in Cahokia's development. (5 min)

WESTERN EUROPE: THE EDGE OF THE OLD WORLD (CUL)

4. Hierarchy and Authority, Peasant Society (CUL)

5. Review Journal 4 - In what ways were the lives of Europeans similar to and different from those of Native Americans? 

*similarities: reliance on agriculture, importance of religion, conflict over land, power.

*differences: monotheism, patriarchy, unified system of governance. 

6. Expanding Trade Networks (WXT), The Crusades & The Reformation (POL) - Review the key differences between Protestantism and Catholicism. Discuss how these differences might influence the way in which European nations approached the settlement of their North American colonies, particularly in their relationships with native peoples. (Comparison)

WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA: ORIGINS OF THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE (POL)

7. Empires, Kingdoms, and Ministates (POL, WXT, CUL), Trans-Saharan and Coastal Trade (POL, WXT, CUL). 

8. Journal 5 - How do the states of the savanna compare to those of the Americas and Europe? (10 min) 

9. Journal 6 - Why were West-African leaders eager to engage in trade with Europeans? 

Terms to know: tribute, matriarchal, animism, patriarchies, primogeniture, peasants, republics, Crusades, Protestant Reformation, Counter Reformation, trans-Saharan trade, 

Home Learning: 

1. Read pages 25 - 36

2. Thinking Like a Historian 1, Qs 1-3

3. Journal 7 - How did European's desire for an ocean route to Asia shape its contacts with Africa?

Due tomorrow: Thinking Like a Historian 1, and Chapter 1 IDs. 

Journal responses: 

J5 / A: They all contained highly complex societies that were rife with political conflict, and rich natural resources, the domestication of livestock, extensive commerce, and military might characterized the more advanced societies in these three regions. 

J6 / A: West African leaders welcomed trade with Europeans because it granted them increased access to foreign goods as well as access to new markets for their own goods. Initially, the commerce had a positive impact on Africa, providing new plants and animals and trade networks.