WHAP Day 70 - Ships, Guns, & Maps

Day 4 - PAW 4

Objectives:  Evaluate the factors that enabled European overseas exploration in the early modern era.  

Task:  Greetings!  When you arrive to class, please grab a whiteboard and answer the following questions:

1. What physical and cultural barriers might an individual face while planning and engaging on a long-distance sea voyage in the second half of the fifteenth century?
2. What types of individuals and institutions engaged in long-distance sea voyages in the second half of the fifteenth century?
3. What was happening in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas during the second half of the fifteenth century?

After a brief discussion, we'll work in small groups to organize and evaluate the maps in hand-out 1.2.  Specifically, you'll look for familiar locales on the maps, identify changes in geographic representation, and describe the historical context of the various maps.  

Homework Due Dates:

• TODAY - Read "Needed: Ships, Winds, Maps, Stars, Guns - and Guts?" (folder 4.1) before class
• Tuesday, December 12 - PAW 4
• Wednesday, December 13 - Case Study - Tome Pires (folder 4.1) - Read both documents& complete SOAP analysis on "Suma Oriental" excerpt.  Come with notes and prepared to share your ideas!
• Wednesday, December 13 - Review T&E, ch. 21 BEFORE class
• Thursday, December 14 - Speed Dating: Age of Exploration (folder 4.1) - Come in character!
• Thursday, December 14 - LS Chapter 22 by midnight
• Monday, December 18 - Read "From Mercantilism to 'The Wealth of Nations'" (folder 4.1) BEFORE class
• Wednesday, December 20 - In-Class Causation LEQ
• Thursday, January 18 - WHAP Mid-Term Exam