AP WORLD HISTORYPOD #11 – TRANSATLANTIC

SLAVE TRADEYou Do Review

Activities

PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND BE PREPARED TO SHARE YOUR ANSWERS:TASK A

Please identify, describe and explain in detail how “God, Gold,

& Glory” represents the motivation of the maritime explorers

circa 1492.

TASK B Please explain in specific

detail, citing specific examples how “the epic

sea voyages sponsored by the Iberian kingdoms of

Portugal and Spain are of special interest because they began a maritime

revolution that profoundly altered the course of world

history”.

PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND BE PREPARED TO SHARE YOUR ANSWERS: Point/Counterpoint – Pick a side and defend your position to the following

question: Who had a greater impact on the development of world trade and

exploration Zheng He of the Ming Dynasty or the Vikings?

PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND BE PREPARED TO SHARE YOUR ANSWERS: How did the business

practices of the Slave Trade and the Atlantic System in general demonstrate and represent the Capitalist

economic system?

PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND BE PREPARED TO SHARE YOUR ANSWERS: Please answer the following

question: What were the goals and motivations of the

European slave traders? Islamic slave traders? African

slave traders?