1. 4Cs Inquiry Project TOPICS
Contact, conflict, change & colonization

2. Terminology BEFORE BCE = Before Common Era OR BC = Before Christ AFTER
CE = Common Era OR
AD= Anno Domini

3. Roman Empire, 150 BCE - 410 CE Arose from the fall of the Greek Empire
At its peak, controlled most of Europe, Southeast Asia, and Northern Africa.
Lasted more than 6 centuries
Latin was the common language
Text, p.9-11

4. Vikings 793 AD AD
From the north, they raided and conquered lots of Europe, Russia, Northern America and Greenland.
They were looking to steal foods and for glory
Savage and cruel attacks
Many rulers paid them to not be attacked
Text, p

5. Mongols (Silk Road) 1206 -1368 Mostly the area known today as China
The Mongol soldiers were fierce, disciplined warriors
Traders could pass along the old Silk Road
Text, p

6. Japanese Feudal System/ Social Structure 1185 - 1600
A hierarchy of social classes
Era of Samurais
Text, p and the Feudal System, p.44-46

7. West African Slave Trade 1600-1830
Different from the European slavery
Slaves were usually prisoners or criminals
Text, p

8. British India
Indian was part of the British Empire until 1948, hence why it is now part of the Commonwealth
Text, p

9. Dutch East India
The Dutch founded the Dutch East India Company in 1602
It ran until 1799
Traded spices
Text, p.266

10. South Africa: Boers, Brits & Bantus
Anglo-Boer South African war ( )
The union of South Africa in 1909
Text, p.393,

11. Islamic Spain Arabs first came to Spain in 711
Spain became an independent Islamic kingdom
Many people intermarried
Text, p.312,

12. Columbus, Cortéz, & Aztecs
Columbus - America
Hernàn Cortéz - Mexico (Aztecs)
Text, p

13. Captain Cook (NZ, Aus, Pacific) 1768 - 1779
Possibly first explorer to discover the Hawaiian islands
Warm greeting at first, followed by aggression, leading to Captain Cook’s death

14. Champlain
French explorer who founded Quebec City in July of 1608

15. The Celtic People (The Celts)
The native Celtic People were driven out of Britain as the Angles, Saxons and Jutes moved in
They were forced to go to Scotland, Wales and Cornwall
Text, p.27, 29-30

16. Haiti Independence
A slave revolt from 1791 to 1803, ultimately ended with success over the French and ended slavery in Haiti.
In 1804, Haiti became the second independent nation in the Americas.

17. Black Death In the middle of the 14th century
The Black Death: One of the most devastating disease epidemics in history
About ⅓ of the European population died from the plague
Text, p.141, 161,

18. Propose your own topic
(Between 700 BCE CE)