Reference no: EM133561779
Grady, Timothy P. "Contact and Conquest in Africa and the Americas." In The Atlantic World, 1450-2000, edited by Tonyin Fallola and Kevin D. Roberts, 27-47. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008.
What factors does the author discuss that ignited European exploration in the Atlantic? How does the author's discussion of these factors help you make sense of the Atlantic and its role as a space of exchange?
From what perspectives is the author discussing the exploration of the Atlantic? How might this article benefit from including perspectives of people who were not a part of the European ruling class/ non-Europeans?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the author's article? What further questions are you left with?
Games, Allison. "Migrations and Frontiers." In The Atlantic World, 1450-2000, edited by Tonyin Fallola and Kevin D. Roberts, 48-67. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008.
How does the author connect these three seemingly disparate stories of migration, and how does she use these connections to make a larger point about the Atlantic World between the 16th and 19th centuries? What, if anything, is striking to you about her argument?
According to the author, how did exchanges and migrations across the Atlantic impact notions of community? How can this analysis enable us to think differently about how the Atlantic World shapes culture and society?
What comments does the author make about the impact of violence and disease on shaping the Atlantic World?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the author's article? What further questions are you left with?