WHAP Day 85 - Little Ice Age & Art in the Early Modern Era

Day 5 - PAW 5

Objectives:  Evaluate the various forms of coerced labor in colonial societies.

Task:  Good morning!  When you arrive to class, please get out your notes on the Little Ice Age.  We're going to split up into groups to list the social, political, cultural, and economic impacts of the climatic variation.  Finally, we'll end class with an examination (and comparison) of art in Renaissance Europe and Ming China (4.1VII. - Ming & Renaissance Art in 4.1 folder).

Homework Due Dates:

• TODAY - Be prepare to discuss the Little Ice Age as a factor for historical change (see collected sources in 4.2 folder)
• Tuesday, January 16 - Read "West Comes East" (in 4.3 folder) BEFORE class
• Thursday, January 18-12:05-2:18 pm - WHAP Mid-Term Exam 

Upcoming Readings - AFTER the mid-term! (Not necessary to begin these yet - just for those who like to work ahead.)

• "Meanwhile in Europe" (period 4 folder)
• "Ottoman Age of Expansion (4.3 folder)
• "Villains of All Nations" (4.3 folder)