Noche Triste Primary Sources

Hello all,

I realize that I did not give back everyone's homework from this week to them.  I apologize for that.  Some of you may have handed it in on the back of their primary sources, so I've uploaded them to the class Dropbox file.

You can find the link in the lower right hand side of the page.

Thanks, and let me know if you're having any problem.  I'll be able to check my email throughout the day.

Sam

Schedule, Week of 9/24-9/28

Hello all,

Here is the schedule for the upcoming week:

Monday: La Noche Triste

Homework: Mann, 157-171; Pomeranz and Topic, 47-49
                    Using the "Noche Triste" documents, answer the question: "How could we tell the true story of Noche Triste?"

Tuesday: Why Not China?

a. Introduce Book Review Assignment
b. Introduce La Noche Triste Assignment (DUE: Monday, 10/1)

Homework: Ferguson, Empire, 1-14 [handout]

Wednesday: Piracy, Merchants, and the Expansion of Empires

Homework: Long Term Projects

Friday: The Expansion of the British Empire

Homework: Long Term Projects

Schedule, Week of 9/17-9/21

Hello all, sorry this is a day late!

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Spain in 1492

Homework:

• Sherman:
• Diaz, "Memoirs: The Aztecs" 
• Bush, "The Effects of European Expansion"
• Elliot, "Cortes and Montezuma," handout 

Wednesday: Writing the Conquest

Homework: Mann, 23-47

Friday: Potosi and Silver

Homework: Selections from Restall, Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 [handout in class].

Factors and Factories

Hello all,

We were talking about a "factory" in class today, and I explained that it was a large trading post, usually where a "factor" lived.  Thinking in terms of trade diasporas, the factor was a node of the diaspora, a foreign agent living and trading away from her/his homeland.



Here's one of El Mina "The Mine," located in the Kongo.  It's shown here under Dutch control (it was originally established by the Portuguese).

Enjoy the camping trip!