Bass April 28, 2011
Mr. Rifkind Global H pd. 1

1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13168276, April 22, 2011

a. Middle East, Syria

b. –Protests in Syria are organized by small committees in neighborhoods and mosques, came together to plan where and when
-An informal army of cyber activists came into action, sharing information between towns to keep the momentum going.
-On twitter, an account of @SyRevoSlogans offered a flood of slogans for people to use during demonstrations across the country
-User @Syrianjasmine spread news of “thugs” being bussed into the town of Daraya, and @wissamtarif kept track of student protests and arbitrary detendtions in the capital Damascus
-The Facebook page of ‘Syrian Revoltuion 2011”, has 120,000 followers, it called on people to take the streets for Friday protests.
-It said they have no excuse not to join now that the barrier of fear has fallen
-No foreign reporters allowed into Syria, it calls on anyone with pictures or videos to send them to Sryiarage@gmail.com
-International media can contact the page to confirm details or talk to eyewitnesses
-There are 2 parts of the movement- the people on the ground, and the online community which helps gives the protests a sense of cohesion on a nation level.

Helen Bass April 27th, 2010
Mr. Rifkind Global Honors 1

Assignment #3 The Slave Trade Read pp. 400-405

1) What brought the Portuguese and Dutch to Africa? What effect did they have on local populations?

2) What economic considerations led to the importation of African slaves?

3) Why were so many slaves imported to the New World?

4) What role did the Africans play in the slave trade?

5) What were the political, economic and social effects of the African slave trade on various parts of Africa?


Terms to know:

Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) Cabot- divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal

Cabral- Portuguese navigator: discovered and took possession of Brazil for Portugal in 1500.

Paternalism- "government as by a father over his children,"

Viceroy- a governor of a colony, country, or province who acts for and rules in the name of his sovereign or government

Ecclesiastical- of or relating to the Christian Church

Indigenous- People who where native to an area for many years before.

Eurocentric- The belief that everything should be based off of European ideas.

Seville-

Potosi-
Acapulco-
Joint stock-
Dutch East India Company-
Dutch West India Company-
Manioc-

Helen Bass February 7th 2011
Mr. Rifkind Global H1
Assignment #2: Japanese Society and Culture
Read pages 297-306

1. What were the most significant economic and social aspects of medieval Japanese society? Be sure to read “Life in the Land of Wa.”
Japan was a predominately agrarian society but they advantage of plentiful rainfall and created a society based on the cultivation of wet rice. Each uji had a local artisan class; weavers, carpenters and ironworkers. Trade was essentially local. With the rise of the Yamato state, a money economy developed. Metal coins were introduced from China in the 12th century. Trade and manufacturing grew rapidly during the Kamakura period, with appearance of trimonthly markets in large towns. Japan exported raw materials, paintings, swords, silk, porcelain, books and copper cash. It kept growing through out the Ashikaga shogunate period along with the rapid growth in wealth. The daily life consisted of lords and pheasants living in an agricultural society. The pheasants worked on land owned by their lord, the state or Buddhist monasteries. They had to pay part of their crop as taxes to them. Laws were written to punish offenders, local trade was made in markets, and government granaries stored grain that was paid as taxes.

2. What roles did women play in medieval Japanese society?
Women played the role of

3. What are the main beliefs of Shintoism? How and why was Buddhism welcomed in Japan?

4. What were some of the most significant developments in Japanese literature, art, and architecture?
Identification
Genin,
eta
Kami
Pure Land (jodo) sect
Zen
Satori and zazen
Haiku
No Murasaki
Shikibu
The Tale of the Genji
Tatami
Bonsai
Ikebana
Tea ceremony