- Readings, videos, and podcasts should be completed BEFORE class. You should be prepared to discuss the readings in class.
Monday: No Class Labor Day
- No class
Wednesday: Exploration: Consequences
Secondary Sources:
- Lincoln P. Paine, “The Birth of Global Trade (Excerpts),” in The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World (New York: Vintage Books, 2015). (on Zotero) (a .epub. I think zotero should handle it. Otherwise, download an ebook reader to access. I recommend Calibre, Freda, or SumatraPDF)
Friday: Discussion #1
Student Presentation by Jack Walter and Matthew Walter.
Read:
- “Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico,” Internet Modern History Sourcebook, accessed July 18, 2023, https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/aztecs1.asp.
- “Vasco Da Gama: Round Africa to India, 1497-1498 CE,” Internet History Sourcebooks: Modern History, accessed July 18, 2023, https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1497degama.asp.
- Hans Mayr, “The Voyage and Acts of Dom Francisco, 1505-,” Internet History Sourcebooks: Modern History, accessed August 4, 2023, https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1505mayr.asp.
- “Las Casas, Destruction of the Indies,” January 16, 1998, link here.
- “Mexica Capture and Sacrifice Spaniards and Their Horses | AHA,” accessed July 21, 2023, link here.
- “Spaniards Besiege Tenochtitlan with Brigantines | AHA,” American Historical Association, accessed July 21, 2023, link here.
Map Quiz Due