Afro-Eurasia

1. Afro-Eurasia. Discuss how Africa and Eurasia developed in the 1300s and 1400s. Discuss three countries or regions where you see important changes.Why do historians say this was a time of collapse and revival? (Chapter 14)
2. Societies of the Americas. Discuss what you find notable about North and South America in the years leading up to the time when they came in contact with Europeans. Compare two or three societies that you see in Chapter 15.
3. The Atlantic World. Discuss developments in Africa, Europe, and the Americas as these three areas came into regular contact in the 1400s-1600s. Give examples to show how each of these three “worlds” was changed. What lessons can we learn from this era? (Chapters 16-17)
4. Western Africa. What do you find remarkable about the societies of West Africa and West Central Africa? Discuss three specific things you learned in Chapter 17. How have you gained a better understanding of African societies in the era of the slave trade?

Part II. Reflections. Write three or more paragraphs on how you see societies changing in Chapters 14-17. Please mention at least one document or artifact in Sources for World in the Making. In addition, you may also use material from the the “Reading the Past” or “Seeing the Past” special sections in our main text. Put the titles of the documents or artifacts you use in bold.

Address these questions in your reflective essay:
• What broad changes do you see as most significant or interesting?
• What do we learn from specific documents or artifacts from the societies?
• How do you think think these people saw their own lives?
• How can the history we study encrich our undertanding of the world or our shared humanity?

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