How to STRUCTURE the DBQ….Bello Note – see previous post first:
AP 23.417 Heimler – How to Write a DBQ
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How to STRUCTURE the DBQ….Bello Note – see previous post first:
AP 23.417 Heimler – How to Write a DBQ
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You DO NOT have to know any dates for AP World Modern. BUT, Ben Freeman would argue knowing certain major events can give you an idea of the major themes and flow of the course.
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The Turtle ship, also known as Geobukseon (거북선), was a type of large Korean warship that was used intermittently by the Royal Korean Navy during the Joseon Dynasty from the early 15th century up until the 19th century. It was used alongside the standard Korean Panokseon warships in the fight against invading Japanese naval ships. The ship’s name derives from its protective shell-like covering.
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Set in the 17th Century, John Blackthorne, a pawn in Japanese leader Toranaga’s struggle to reach the top of the ruling chain, or Shogun.
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Here is a PG-13 movie to watch with your parents!!!!! Please share with your family!
Although the movie takes place in the 1860s, the samurai culture is very well portrayed!
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William Adams, known in Japanese as Miura Anjin, was an English navigator who, in 1600, was the first Englishman to reach Japan leading a five-ship expedition for a private Dutch fleet.
Yasuke was a slave turned samurai from Africa who lived in Japan in the sixteenth century.
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Ronin = “masterless samurai”
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Warriors is a documentary series that airs on The History Channel in the United States. The show was hosted by Terry Schappert, a sergeant in the United States Army Special Forces. The show focused on historical warrior cultures, major battles, and military leaders.
Mankind continues to advance technologically, learning how to master nature. In North America, Siberia and Australia, ancient traditions are swept away in the name of trade, commerce and science. Within a hundred years, the irrational fear that produced a witch trial in Salem gives way to a very rational cry for freedom. American revolutionaries confront a mighty empire. The battle for the modern world begins.
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Illustrative Example (p 88) – Slave Resistance (the establishment of Maroon societies in the Caribbean and Brazil)
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Illustrative Example (p 88) – Slave Resistance (the establishment of Maroon societies in the Caribbean and Brazil)
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Illustrative Example (p 88) – Slave Resistance (the establishment of Maroon societies in the Caribbean and Brazil)
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The Stono Rebellion (sometimes called Cato’s Conspiracy or Cato’s Rebellion) was a slave rebellion that began on 9 September 1739, in the colony of South Carolina. It was the largest slave uprising in the British mainland colonies, with 25 colonists and 35 to 50 Africans killed.[1][2] The uprising was led by native Africans who were likely from the Central African Kingdom of Kongo, as some of the rebels spoke Portuguese.Illustrative Example (p 88) – North American Slave Resistance
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King Philip’s War (sometimes called Metacom’s War) was an armed conflict in 1675–1678 between Indian inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their Indian allies. The war is named for Metacomet, the Wampanoag chief who adopted the name Philip because of the friendly relations between his father Massasoit and the Mayflower Pilgrims. The war continued in the most northern reaches of New England until the signing of the Treaty of Casco Bay in April 1678.
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One of the great women rulers of Africa, Queen Anna Nzinga (circa 1581-1663) of Angola fought against the slave trade and European influence in the seventeenth century. Known for being an astute diplomat and visionary military leader, she resisted Portuguese invasion and slave raids for 30 years.
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Hindu nationalists revere the Maratha Empire, which originated among a Hindu warrior people of the western Deccan peninsula. Their reverence stems from the fact that it was this state that reversed centuries of steadily increasing Muslim political control over the subcontinent. By the mid 18th-century, it was the largest state in South Asia and the Mughal emperors in Delhi were its puppets.
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The Fronde, (French: La Fronde), series of civil wars in France between 1648 and 1653, during the minority of Louis XIV. The Fronde (the name for the “sling” of a children’s game played in the streets of Paris in defiance of civil authorities) was in part an attempt to check the growing power of royal government; its failure prepared the way for the absolutism of Louis XIV’s personal reign.
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The Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico has been called the “single most successful act of resistance by native Americans against a European invader” (American Journeys, Wisconsin Historical Society, 2016)
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The French and Indian War (also known as the Seven Years War)
A global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763.
Participants of the Seven Years’ War:
Great Britain, Prussia, Portugal, with Native American allies
France, Spain, Austria, Russia, Sweden with Native American allies
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