Historical Context Practice

Find the right Historical Context: In the period circa 1450–1750, social organization and religious practices in the Americas were shaped by interactions between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans. Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which the interaction of various groups in the Americas led to cultural change during this period.

• 1. The European transoceanic voyages

• Expansion of gunpowder empires

•  Formation of the world economy and global capitalism

• The expansion of the Mongol Empire

•  Spread of diseases like the Black Death

Find the right historical context: In the period from 1450 to 1750, the development and interactions of belief systems often had political, social, and cultural implications. Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which belief systems affected at least two land-based states in Asia or Europe differently in this period.

• 1. The Columbian Exchange, including the spread of epidemic diseases

• 1. European development of new navigational technologies

• 1. Economic prosperity under the Song dynasty

• 1. Expansion of gunpowder empires

Find the right historical context: In the period 1500–1750, Europeans established colonial empires that transformed the global economy and the economy of the Americas. Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which colonial economies in the Americas in this period relied on the introduction of new systems of labor

• 1. Mongol conquests destroyed many cities

• 1. ·Religious reform movements and religious wars in Europe

•  Decline of the Inca, Aztec, and other Amerindian states

• 1. Increased travel to religious centers for pilgrimage and trade

Find the right Historical Context: In the period circa 1200–1450, scientific and technological advances in Afro-Eurasia occurred both through new discoveries and through diffusion across cultures in areas of increased interconnections, such as the Silk Roads and the Mediterranean. Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which cross-cultural connections were the leading factor behind scientific and/or technological advances in Afro-Eurasia during this period.

• 1. Economic prosperity under the Song dynasty

• Spread of diseases like the Black Death

• 1. African states and societies of the period 1450–1750

• 1. Expansion of gunpowder empires

Find the right Historical Context: In the period circa 1200–1450, cities in various parts of Afro-Eurasia experienced periods of both decline and growth due to various factors. Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which political factors were the primary cause for the rise or decline of cities in Afro-Eurasia during the period 1200–1450.

• 1. Merging of Afro-Eurasian and American trading systems into a truly global economy

• 1. The beginning of the Renaissance in Europe

• 1. Pax Mongolica increased trade and stability

• 1. European development of new navigational technologies

Find the correct Historical Context: In the period circa 1450 to 1750, rulers of land-based empires, such as the Mughal, the Ottoman, and the Safavid empires, used a variety of religious, political, and economic methods to legitimize and consolidate their power. Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which a land-based empire successfully consolidated or expanded its power during this period.

• The spread and improvement of gunpowder weapons

• Economic prosperity under the Song dynasty

• 1. The plantation systems in the Caribbean and Brazil

• Migrations across the Atlantic