Atlanta College of Art History European Expansion Colonization Process Questions
Short answer essay questions assess your ability to analyze patterns and processes in global history, and your capacity to write a coherent essay response. You will succeed if you construct a strong, argumentative essay that concentrates on an interpretation of the events
Consider the following to succeed on the Short Essays:
- Each essay should be approximately 2-4 paragraphs in length..
- Each essay should have a strong thesis statement and conclusion, and the body paragraphs should support the thesis statement.
- 1. TOPIC: The
myth of peaceful and powerful European expansion in the early modern
period.
· - Was crossing the Atlantic a unique accomplishment
during the period? - What other empires besides Iberians had the
potential to discover the New World?
· - Why were Portugal and Spain able to colonize the New
World, given their relatively weak position in global affairs?
·
Was colonization a peaceful process? Why or why not? - 2. TOPIC: The relationships
between conquering colonizers and the colonized. -
·What tactics and strategies were used by conquering
imperialists to expand their empires and subdue their subjects?
· What responses did the colonized have to European
expansion?
· - What general patterns emerge from the primary
sources? - What do they tell us about the
relationships between Europeans and non-Europeans upon first contact? - 3. TOPIC: The
various models and mentalities of European conquest and expansion in the early
modern period.
·
How did different empires across the world maintain
their dominance? What strategies did
each major empire use?
Once they conquered a territory or controlled trade,
how did each empire exploit their authority or centralize their power?
· -
What resistance was there to these various models of
imperial rule?
· -
How did imperialism shape the cultures and societies
of expanding empires?
