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The hill was largely untouched when Spanish conquistadores stumbled across it in 1544. Over the next three centuries, it yielded a river of riches - more than 62,000 metric tonnes (137 million pounds) of silver that provided the Spanish aristocracy with a lifestyle of profligate opulence and, because it was used to pay off many Spanish debts to neighbours, fuelled much of the economic rise of Europe. Much of the silver even ended up in China - used to pay for England's new addiction to tea. | |||
:Monopoly to control all, or most, of trade in a particular product, good, or service | :Monopoly to control all, or most, of trade in a particular product, good, or service |
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- Obj1 Explain Spain’s motivations for colonization in the New World. 8
- Obj2 Describe the Spanish conquest of the Aztec and Inca Empires. 9
- Obj3 Explain the effects of Spanish colonization on the American Indians in the New World. 9
RELATED STANDARDS CC XXXX MI explaining the origins, growth, and consequences of European overseas expansion, including the development and impact of maritime power in Asia and land control in the Americas
MI Analyze colonial transformations in Latin America, including MI the near-elimination of American Indian civilizations and peoples MI resource extraction and the emerging system of labor (e.g., mita, slavery) MI social stratifications of the population (e.g., peninsular, creoles, mestizos) TX The student understands the characteristics and impact of the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations. TX Explain how the Inca and Aztec empires were impacted by European exploration/colonization. FL Examine the various economic and political systems of Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, France, and England in the Americas. FL Recognize the practice of slavery and other forms of forced labor experienced during the 13th through 17th centuries in East Africa, West Africa, Europe, Southwest Asia, and the Americas. NM Analyze and evaluate the actions of competing European nations for colonies around the world and the impact on indigenous populations. NY European competition for colonies in the Americas, Africa, East Asia, and Southeast Asia--The "old imperialism" NY Spanish colonialism and the introduction of the Encomienda system to Latin America NY Case studies: Philip II VA Analyzing trends in human migration and cultural interaction from 1500 A.D. (C.E.) to the present; CCSS Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts. CCSS Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.
term definition
colonization a process where one nation conquers and settles another country for its own benefit
epidemic a severe outbreak of disease
encomienda system a set of laws used by the Spanish to control American Indians
conquistadors Spanish military leaders who conquered American Indians during the 1500s
mission system a system run by Spanish priests to convert American Indians to Catholicism
assimilate Domain-specific Definition: to cause another to become part of one’s culture or way of life
"[Since New Spain was discovered], great atrocities were committed against the indigenous people of the region and some were killed by members of the expedition. These so-called Christians set about stealing from the people and murdering them on the pretense of settling the area. And [since that time] the great iniquities and injustices, the outrageous acts of violence and the bloody tyranny of these Christians have steadily escalated, the perpetrators having lost all fear of God…and all sense of self-respect.” —Bartolomé de las Casas
The hill was largely untouched when Spanish conquistadores stumbled across it in 1544. Over the next three centuries, it yielded a river of riches - more than 62,000 metric tonnes (137 million pounds) of silver that provided the Spanish aristocracy with a lifestyle of profligate opulence and, because it was used to pay off many Spanish debts to neighbours, fuelled much of the economic rise of Europe. Much of the silver even ended up in China - used to pay for England's new addiction to tea.
- Monopoly to control all, or most, of trade in a particular product, good, or service
- isolation separation; being set apart from others
- Dutch East India Company a company that was formed by the Netherlands to conduct trade in Asia
- kowtow to kneel down out of great respect so that your forehead touches the ground
- Missionary a person who tries to convert others to his or her religious beliefs
Obj1 Identify the reasons why Europeans wanted to trade in Asia. 8 Obj2 Explain how the Dutch created a trading empire. 9 Obj3 Explore why Asian countries were resistant to change especially westernization. 9 Europe offered little the the way of products and benefited more from the inventions and ideas of Asia than Asia benefited from Europe’s.
“… the kow-tow!—the arrogant and insupportable pretensions of China, that she will hold commercial intercourse with mankind not upon terms of equal reciprocity, but upon insulting and degrading forms of relation between lord and vassal.”
Nations and societies have a tendency to see things from their own perspective and believe that their perspective is superior.
- 8 to write test
- 2 to review
- 3 to repair
- 2 2nd review
- avoid not and except questions
- stimulus bold, many most all bold
- no catch all distractors
- each choice similar looking
- 1,2,1 easy medium hard
05-08
term definition
- astrolabe an instrument that was used to find and calculate the positions of stars and objects in space
- Treaty of Tordesillas an agreement made between Spain in Portugal in 1494 to settle disagreements over land discovered by explorers in the late 15th century
- cartography
conquedred by the Muslims
Explain European motivations for exploration. Identify the impact each exploration and explorer made on society. Determine how new technologies improve travel for exploration.