Columbia Southern University Western Civilization Atlantic Slave Trade Questions

1. Match the term to the type of labor involved in civil roles from the period discussed in this unit.

   –A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J. Proletarianization –A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J. Open-field system –A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J. Guild –A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J. Cottage industry –A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J. Putting-out system –A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J. Slavery –A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J. Debt peonage –A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J. Indentured servitude –A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J. Division of labor –A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J. Serfdom

   A. Transformation of agricultural work into wage labor B. Segmentation of an artisan’s process into simpler tasks to decrease costs and increase speed C. Labor contracted for a period of several years before acquiring freedom D. Regulated community of specialized, skilled laborers E. Cooperative community farming and resource access F. Work in the home with hand tools G. Forced labor for periodic payment of food and materials H. Peasants bound to the lord in hereditary service I. Lifelong, hereditary, and race-based forced labor J. Processing of borrowed materials for merchant sales

10 points

QUESTION 2

1. Match the current-day description of the region to the European power that had colonized the area prior to 1854.

   –A.B.C.D.E. Spain –A.B.C.D.E. United Kingdom –A.B.C.D.E. Netherlands –A.B.C.D.E. Portugal –A.B.C.D.E. France

   A. Northeastern South America; Ceylon; Java; other portions of Indonesia in the Indian Ocean. B. Eastern South America; ports in west Africa; Indian Ocean trade. C. Hudson Bay region; Caribbean; northeastern Canada and eastern U.S.; western India. D. Central North America; eastern Canada; Caribbean; western Africa; portions of the Bengal province of India E. Mexico and Central America, Southwest United States, Florida, western South America, Canary Islands

20 points

QUESTION 3

1. The below listed events significantly contributed to changing civil roles. Place the events in the correct chronological order.

   –1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Venice Carnival prohibited for incivility–1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Mandatory elementary school attendance in Prussia–1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Compulsory Education Edict in Austria–1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Conversion of founder of Methodism–1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Emile, or On Education–1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Brothers of Christian Schools founded–1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Publication of method of vaccination against smallpox–1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Abolition of Guilds in France–1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Publication of invention of forceps–1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Manual on the Art of Childbirth
   

20 points

QUESTION 4

1. There are three requirements in this essay. First, you will explain how the Atlantic economy shaped the Atlantic slave trade. Second, you will describe how slavery and the Atlantic slave trade impacted civic roles, the evolution of work, and family dynamics in colonized regions and home countries to 1775. Finally, you must use specific examples to support the first two parts of your essay that show how the economic and cultural contexts compare and are connected.Your response must be at least 500 words in length.