Agenda: O Big Picture Questions 1. Trace the path of silver around the world. 2. Describe and account for the differing outcomes of European expansion in the Americas (ch 14), Africa, and Asia. 3. What lasting legacies of early modern globalization are evident in the early twenty-first century? Pay particular attention to the legacies of the slave trade. Review Big Picture Questions: Mankind : Silver and Slaves Look at Primary Resources : - Slave Narratives - Visual Resources on wealth - Next Week : The DBQ

Mankind O Silver Trade O Slave Trade

Reviewing Slavery O List at least five examples of slavery in various societies before the beginning of the Columbian Exchange (1450s). O Rank them by: - Degree of impact slavery had on society - Relative harshness toward the slaves O Where would African slavery in the Americas fit into your chart?

Primary Documents (p. 700) Author Evidence Bias? Answer the following questions using your chart & resources: 1.What different experiences of the slave trade are reflected in these documents? How can you account for those differences? 2.What perspectives are missing that might add other dimensions to our understanding of this commerce in people? 3.In what ways do these documents support, illustrate, or contradict this chapter’s narrative discussion of the slave trade?

Status and Trade O How is status really defined? O List : What items convey status today? What about these items makes them important?

Visual Sources (p. 713) People Objects Events Answer the following questions using your chart & resources: 1. In what different ways did the possession of foreign objects convey status in the early modern world? Toward whom were the claims of status directed? 2. In what ways are men and women portrayed in these sources? Why might women be absent in 15.2 and 15.3? 3. What issues about cross-cultural borrowing do these visual sources suggest? 4. What are the strengths and limitations of visual sources as a means of understanding the relationship of trade and status in the early modern era? What other kinds of sources would be helpful?