CH 19: EARLY LATIN AMERICAThe Spain’s and Portugal’s new Latin American empires, created through conquest and settlement, had a tremendous impact on indigenous Americans. Latin America became part of the world economy as a dependent region. The Iberians mixed with native populations and created new political and social forms. The resulting mixture of European, African, and Indian cultures created a distinctive civilization. Indian civilization, though battered and transformed, survived and influenced later societies. Europeans sought economic gain and social mobility; they used coerced laborers or slaves to create plantations and to mine deposits of precious metals or diamonds.
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We need to give our backs a break from carrying around our large AP text book.
Therefore, we will be using a different set of text for our study of CH 19, which you can find a link titled 'CH 19 Text' below. |
CH 20: AFRICA IN THE AGE OF ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADEMuch of Africa followed its own lines of development between the beginning of the 15th and 19th centuries. Islam remained influential, but the rise of the West and the Western-dominated economy became a powerful force altering the course of African history. The slave trade predominated in economic affairs after the mid-17th century. The forced removal of Africans had a major impact in some African regions and was a primary factor contributing to the nature of New World populations. African culture became one of the important strands in the development of American civilizations. Despite the rise of the West and the slave trade, nearly all of Africa remained politically independent and culturally autonomous. Among important trends, Islam consolidated its position in sub-Saharan and east Africa, while in many parts of Africa, independent states formed and expanded.
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Like with CH 19, we will continue to give our backs a break from carrying around our large AP text book.
Therefore, we will be using a different set of text for our study of CH 20, which you can find a link titled 'CH 20 Text' below. |