Unit 5 SAQs
·SAQ 1: European Maritime Exploration
Stimulus:
“Gold is most excellent; gold is treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes in this world.” — Christopher Columbus, 1503
A. Identify one motivation for European maritime exploration in the period c. 1450–c. 1600, other than the desire for gold.
B. Describe one technological development that facilitated European transoceanic voyages in this period.
C. Explain one effect of European maritime exploration on global political or economic systems.
SAQ 2: The Columbian Exchange
A. Identify one crop transferred from the Americas to Afro-Eurasia as part of the Columbian Exchange.
B. Describe one effect of the transfer of crops or animals on societies in Afro-Eurasia.
C. Explain one effect of the Columbian Exchange on populations in the Americas.
SAQ 3: Encomienda and Labor Systems
Stimulus:
“In the encomienda, the Spaniard was to instruct the Indians in the Christian faith and in return could exact tribute in goods or labor.” — Spanish Crown decree, 16th century
A. Identify one feature of the encomienda system that distinguished it from earlier labor systems.
B. Describe one economic effect of the encomienda system on Spanish colonial society.
C. Explain one way the encomienda system contributed to broader changes in global labor systems between c. 1450 and c. 1750.
SAQ 4: Indigenous Resistance
A. Identify one method Indigenous populations used to resist European colonization in the early period of Spanish conquest.
B. Describe one cultural or religious response of Indigenous peoples to colonization.
C. Explain one long-term consequence of Indigenous resistance for colonial societies in the Americas.
SAQ 5: The French Revolution
Stimulus:
“Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good.” — Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789
A. Identify one cause of the French Revolution in 1789.
B. Describe one change that resulted from the French Revolution within France.
C. Explain one way the French Revolution influenced political developments in another region of the world.
SAQ 6: Industrial Revolution and Imperialism
A. Identify one industrial development in the 19th century that increased European imperial expansion.
B. Describe one way the Industrial Revolution altered global economic systems in the 19th century.
C. Explain one reason the Industrial Revolution contributed to increased imperialism during this period.
·SAQ 1: European Maritime Exploration
Stimulus:
“Gold is most excellent; gold is treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes in this world.” — Christopher Columbus, 1503
A. Identify one motivation for European maritime exploration in the period c. 1450–c. 1600, other than the desire for gold.
B. Describe one technological development that facilitated European transoceanic voyages in this period.
C. Explain one effect of European maritime exploration on global political or economic systems.
SAQ 2: The Columbian Exchange
A. Identify one crop transferred from the Americas to Afro-Eurasia as part of the Columbian Exchange.
B. Describe one effect of the transfer of crops or animals on societies in Afro-Eurasia.
C. Explain one effect of the Columbian Exchange on populations in the Americas.
SAQ 3: Encomienda and Labor Systems
Stimulus:
“In the encomienda, the Spaniard was to instruct the Indians in the Christian faith and in return could exact tribute in goods or labor.” — Spanish Crown decree, 16th century
A. Identify one feature of the encomienda system that distinguished it from earlier labor systems.
B. Describe one economic effect of the encomienda system on Spanish colonial society.
C. Explain one way the encomienda system contributed to broader changes in global labor systems between c. 1450 and c. 1750.
SAQ 4: Indigenous Resistance
A. Identify one method Indigenous populations used to resist European colonization in the early period of Spanish conquest.
B. Describe one cultural or religious response of Indigenous peoples to colonization.
C. Explain one long-term consequence of Indigenous resistance for colonial societies in the Americas.
SAQ 5: The French Revolution
Stimulus:
“Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good.” — Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789
A. Identify one cause of the French Revolution in 1789.
B. Describe one change that resulted from the French Revolution within France.
C. Explain one way the French Revolution influenced political developments in another region of the world.
SAQ 6: Industrial Revolution and Imperialism
A. Identify one industrial development in the 19th century that increased European imperial expansion.
B. Describe one way the Industrial Revolution altered global economic systems in the 19th century.
C. Explain one reason the Industrial Revolution contributed to increased imperialism during this period.