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-