Read the packet below starting on page 80. Annotate the reading by Thursday, 4/27.
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DUE Tuesday 5/2.
Comparing Mesopotamia and Egypt (p. 80-82)
1. Respond to the question toward the bottom of p. 80 with relation to Egypt and Mesopotamia -- Does the physical environment shape the human cultures that develop within it? Be specific.
2. What can we learn about the Egyptians and the Mesopotamians from studying their literature?
Gold, Salt, and Slaves: Trade and Empire in West Africa (p. 335-337)
3. How and why did the Sahara Desert become a major international trade route?
4. Describe the gender roles of the West African Kingdoms. What influenced these gender roles?
5. Evaluate the value of each -- Gold, Salt, and Slaves -- in the Trans-Saharan trade.
Japan and China (p. 381-382)
6. Evaluate the extent cultural diffusion from China played on the development of Japan. Include how and why this occurred.
7. Political power became increasingly decentralized in Japan. Why didn't a centralized and bureaucratic state develop in Japan?
The Aztec Empire (p. 580-583)
8. Describe Tenochtitlan. What contributed to its power?
9. Consider the Spanish accounts of the Aztec Empire. In what ways were the Aztec people a developed and advanced civilization before the European Encounter?
10. Why did the Aztecs engage in human sacrifice? How did Aztec religious thinking support the empire?
The Inca Empire (p. 584-586)
11. In what ways did Inca authorities seek to integrate their vast domains?
12. Synthesis -- The Inca and Japanese both developed in vastly mountainous geography. Compare and contrast the governments that emerged in both the Andes Mountains (Inca) and Japanese archipelago. Why do you think different governments emerged?
13. Synthesis -- Compare and contrast the gender roles of Mesoamerican and Andean societies with that of another global society studied in this course.
Comparing Mesopotamia and Egypt (p. 80-82)
1. Respond to the question toward the bottom of p. 80 with relation to Egypt and Mesopotamia -- Does the physical environment shape the human cultures that develop within it? Be specific.
2. What can we learn about the Egyptians and the Mesopotamians from studying their literature?
Gold, Salt, and Slaves: Trade and Empire in West Africa (p. 335-337)
3. How and why did the Sahara Desert become a major international trade route?
4. Describe the gender roles of the West African Kingdoms. What influenced these gender roles?
5. Evaluate the value of each -- Gold, Salt, and Slaves -- in the Trans-Saharan trade.
Japan and China (p. 381-382)
6. Evaluate the extent cultural diffusion from China played on the development of Japan. Include how and why this occurred.
7. Political power became increasingly decentralized in Japan. Why didn't a centralized and bureaucratic state develop in Japan?
The Aztec Empire (p. 580-583)
8. Describe Tenochtitlan. What contributed to its power?
9. Consider the Spanish accounts of the Aztec Empire. In what ways were the Aztec people a developed and advanced civilization before the European Encounter?
10. Why did the Aztecs engage in human sacrifice? How did Aztec religious thinking support the empire?
The Inca Empire (p. 584-586)
11. In what ways did Inca authorities seek to integrate their vast domains?
12. Synthesis -- The Inca and Japanese both developed in vastly mountainous geography. Compare and contrast the governments that emerged in both the Andes Mountains (Inca) and Japanese archipelago. Why do you think different governments emerged?
13. Synthesis -- Compare and contrast the gender roles of Mesoamerican and Andean societies with that of another global society studied in this course.