Week of November 6

Great job on exam # 2!! I was very pleased with the results and it is clear that what we're doing in class is working. We have now completed one quarter of the school year and you all have adapted admirably to the rigors of Modern World History. I recognize that it was a challenging transition in several ways. At this point, we have been through all of the major components of the course at least once, and hopefully you will take comfort in the fact that for the rest of the year things will be similar. Looking forward, we will be moving on to our next unit, which encompasses the global impact of religious and scientific developments emanating from Europe in the early modern period.

Tuesday

• Lecture: Slave Trade
• Workshop: reading notes
• Reading: Strayer 449-457
• this is the reading that was assigned for last Tuesday, but that we didn't get to in class. you may want to review the reading to help you answer the homework question.
• Due: 2-paragraph reading response (devote 1 paragraph to each question)
• How did the Atlantic slave trade differ from earlier forms of slavery in the Old World? How did the Atlantic slave trade disrupt native African societies?

Thursday

• Read: Olaudah Equiano's autobiography
• Discussion: Equiano's account and its historical uses
• Due: 1-paragraph reading response
• What are the three things about Equiano's story that you find most surprising. Explain why they surprise you, considering what you know about slavery in the Americas?