High school Modern history assignments

W4D1 TERMS & NAMES​ For each term or name below, briefly explain its importance to European  exploration and the development of China and Japan.     1. Bartolomeu Dias   2. Vasco da Gama   3. Treaty of Tordesillas   4. Dutch East India Company   5. Ming dynasty   6. Manchus  7. Qing dynasty   8. Oda Nobunaga   9. Toyotomi Hideyoshi   10. Tokugawa Shogunate    MAIN IDEAS  ​Europeans Explore the East Section 1 ​(pages 529–535)   11. What factors helped spur European exploration?   12. What role did Portugal’s Prince Henry play in overseas exploration?   13. What was the significance of Dias’s voyage? da Gama’s voyage?   14. Why were the Dutch so successful in establishing a trading empire in the Indian Ocean?     China Limits European Contacts Section 2​ (pages 536–541)   15. Why did China not undergo widespread industrialization?   16. What did Christian missionaries bring to China?   17. What are five reasons the Ming Dynasty fell to civil disorder?     Japan Returns to Isolation Section 3​ (pages 542–547)   18. Why was the time between 1467 and 1568 called the period of the “Warring States”?   19. What was the difference between the Confucian ideal of society and the real society of  Japan?   20. How did the Japanese express themselves culturally under the Tokugawa shoguns?    Discussion question    Choose one European country from the following list: England, France, the Netherlands,

Portugal, or Spain. What was their motivation for exploration during the 15th, 16th, and

17th centuries, and do you agree with their motivation? Who were the key people

involved in the exploration process for your selected country?                   

Rubric  

    Classmate’s post  The Portuguese were among the first to explore new places in the 1400's. They took the

lead because of strong government support of exploration. Prince Henry was Portugal's

most enthusiastic supporter. He knew that exploration led to wealth and other great

finds. Henry was determined to find wealth and spread the Christian faith. At the time of

Henry's death, the Portuguese had established many trading posts along Africa's shore.

About 40 years later, a Portuguese explorer named Vasco da Gama founded a rout to

India. This rout spanned 27,000 miles.

I agree with some of the reasons Portugal started their exploration. It is not bad that

they explored for wealth, just as long as they don't become greedy (which is why they

were exploring). I do agree that it was good for them to explore in order to spread

Christian faith. The biggest problem I have with them exploring is their attempt to gain

slaves​.       W4D5 select 1 of the following topics  1. Zheng He - he was influential not only in China but in the rest of the

continent of Asia, the Indian Ocean, and even beyond. Do some investigation

into who he was as a person (address the investigative questions of who, what,

when, and where). Then, address both how and why he was so influential and

the impact he had on the world.

​OR

2. The Vikings - they were influential not only in Europe but throughout the

Atlantic Ocean Rim. Do some investigation into who they were as a culture and

civilization (address the investigative questions of who, what, when, and

where). Then, address both how and why they were so influential and the

impact they had on the world.

Rubric - 20 marks  - Basic information of the choice (who, what, when, where) - 8 marks - Influence and impact of the choice (why, how) - 7 marks

- Creativity, aesthetics, organization, and professionalism of submitted

work -5 marks