Obstarczyk

AP/US History
Summer Reading Notes

Chapter 1 Colliding Worlds, 1450-1600

1. The Native American Experience
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A. The First Americans

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B. American Empires
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C. Chiefdoms and Confederacies

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1) The Mississippi Valley

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2) Eastern Woodlands
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3) The Great Lakes

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 4) The Great Plains and Rockies
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5) The Arid Southwest

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6) The Pacific Coast

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D. Patterns of Trade
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E. Sacred Power
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2. Western Europe: The Edge of the World

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A. Hierarchy and Authority

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B. Peasant Society
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 C. Expanding Trade Networks
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D. Myths, Religions and Holy Warriors

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1) The Rise of Christianity

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2) The Crusades
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3) The Reformation
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3. West and Central Africa: Origins of the Atlantic Slave Trade

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A. Empires, Kingdoms and Mini-states

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B. Trans-Saharan and Coastal Trade

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 C. The Spirit World
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4. Exploration and Conquest

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A. Portuguese Expansion
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B. The African Slave Trade

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C. Sixteenth-Century Incursions
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1) Columbus and the Caribbean

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D. The Spanish Invasion

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E. Cabral and Brazil
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Summary
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