Guns, Germs, and Steel

1) The Europeans had access to many more advanced resources than the Incas and their weapons were far more advanced than the Incas. This is why the Spanish had advanced steel swords and weapons and the Incas only had the inferior bronze weapons.

2) The Europeans weren’t there to conquer any land, they were just there to convert natives, but the Incas showed that they were violent and dangerous and resisted the priest. Then the Europeans slaughtered all of the Incas because they weren’t peaceful.

3) The spread of guns and steel over the past 100 years has enabled smaller countries to become as powerful as bigger countries and the smaller countries can be threats to those bigger countries now.

4) Yes, because whenever a new country is influenced by a far superior one, some technology from the superior country is given to the inferior country and the inferior country develops

5) The Europeans had the most superior weapons and had the deadlier diseases that they were immune to some what. The diseases would kill the smaller civilizations and help the Europeans conquer other parts of the world.

Journal 11/30

Got a 103 on my science test… That is all world! #feelingoodlivinbetter

AP Chapter 18 Study Guide

1) How did Mongol occupation affect Russian civilization?

 After the Mongol invasion, Russians began dressing like Mongols and many cultural habits of the Mongols diffused into Russian civilization. The Mongols decreased the literacy rate and made the economy go down.

2) What was the nature and impact of Russian expansion and Westernization under the following Russian leaders:

 

            The Ivans: During the reign of the ivans, the family tried to make Russia as powerful as possible and dreamed that one day it would become the next Rome. Ivan III created a centralized government and made himself the tsar of Russia. During the reign of Ivan IV, killed many of his Russian nobles so he could keep the throne for himself. Many trade routes were created during the reign of the Ivans and the Russian economy prospered

 

            Peter the Great: Peter thought the best thing for Russia was to copy the West. He started to diffuse western culture into Russian culture, and implemented many western ideas on to Russia. Peter also created a great port city called St. Petersburg which he captured from Sweden

 

            Catherine the Great: Catherine the Great was a little hesitent with western influence on Russia. She publicly disapproved the French revolution and was harsh on her citizens so they would not rebel against the empire. Catherine tried really hard to spread Russian influnece to the rest of the world as the Russian empire got bigger and gained more and more land

 

3) Why did Russia become economically dependent on the West?

The Russian economy was built to model the West and they depended on the need of the West for raw materials that Russia has. Russian agriculture was a big part in the economy and it could not improve because the peasants started to revolt multiple times because they recieved unfair treatment.

The Tempest Act II & Act III theme & Act IV dramatic speech

1a) Antonio persuades Sebastian to kill Alonso by telling him if he killed his brother, alonso, Sebastian Would become the heir to the kingdom of naples

1b) sebastian hesitates and he has second thoughts about killing his brother, then Ariel wakes up Gonzalo and Gonzalo wakes up the best by screaming andSebastian and Antonio have to make up a story to explain why they have their swords out

2) Caliban mistakes Trinculo as one of prospero’s spirits that torment him. Caliban and Trinculo get caught with each other under a cloak and start to struggle then Stephano thinksTrinculo and caliban are amigrant monster and he promises to give them liquor. Stephano recognizes Trinculo and rescues him. Caliban gets drunk and now stephano and Trinculo takeadvantage and make caliban lead them around and show them the island

3) Sebastian andAnotonio are pretty much the opposite of Gonzalo. They treat Gonzalopoorly while Gonzalo is an honest and faithful man. Sebastian and Antonioplot to kill Alonso but Gonzalo ruins these plans

During Act III scene III in the tempest, the hopeless lords find out they have been lured into a trap and Alonso finds ouI this son will die and he has trapped everyone on this island because he took the throne away from prospero so many years ago. This ties to the theme of thstory because the theme is pretty much about revenge and betrayal, and  now prospero is about to get his revenge on Alonso, while Sebastian and Antonio plot to kill the alonso once again.

1a) Prospero calls Ferdinand his son and tells him to be cheerful. Prospero also tells Ferdinand that nothing is bothering him and that he is just tired and needs to go rest

1b) The initial emphasis changes when Prospero refers to the globe theater

2) The reference to the “globe” allows the audience to feel like they are part of the whole play and make it more enjoyable for them

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Journal 11/29

When you are a hero,vyou do something that most people would never do and you will make a difference for the good

The Tempest Act I

1) the ship seems to be helpless against the raging storm and it looks like it is goinng to sink, but prospero has actually is behind everything and has told his servant Ariel to start the storm and everyone on board is charmed to sleep and the ship is safely at the harbor and has been captured by prospero

2) prospero was chased out of Milan by Antonio ann prospero and Miranda had to take refuge on the island

3) Prospero saved Ariel from forever being imprisoned and Ariel is in debt to prospero and works as his servant now. Prospero taught caliban how to speak and everything caliban knows right now. These two servants are both in debt to prospero and they pay him back by beinthis servants

4a) Sebastiana and Antonio does not respect the boatswain while Gonzalo highly respects the boatswain

4b) it shows the Sebastian and Antonio are not trustworthy and that Gonzalo is loyal

5) prospero had no interest in politics and this led to his loss of the dukedom

6a) no prospero treats them both the same and tells them to quit complaining and that both of them should be thankful for helping them, but prospero treats Ariel a little better than caliban

6b) prospero treats Ariel better than caliban because Ariel can actually use magic and has done a lot of his bidding

6c) he treats them both pretty badly and he makes them do a lot of errands for him without giving them a break

7) Miranda is pretty close with her father because he is one of the only humans she sees everyday on e island

8a) the mood in scene 1 is gloomy and hopeless, while the mood in scene 2 is hopeful and joyful

8b) the peopleaboard the boat think they’re going to die, and prospero is happy for successfully capturing some of his enemies

9a) caliban is starting to be less and less respectful to his master and starts to argue with him also prospero has grown more powerful now that he has capture his enemies, he can now do anything to them

9b) the relationship with magic and transformation is the person with the greater magic is the person who becomes the most powerful

10) I think prospero will get his revenge and make his enemiand live on an island for the rest of their lives because that is what washed to do all these years

Journal 11/28

One memorable moment in my life was my first day of kindergarten, i made so many friends during at one day. I met so many amazing people that are still in my life today and are still some of my closest friends. The first day of kindergarten was probably one of the best days in my life!

Journal 11/27

I am thankful for many things in my life. One of those things are my friends. I would be pretty much nothing without them. Many of them have always been there for me during hard times in my life and i am so thankful and blessed to have many of them in my life. Another thing is my sister. We fight a lot but at the end of the day i love her. One last thing that i am very thankful for is pretty much the life i was given. I am so fortunate to be able to live such an amazing life and lots of these things people are given today are taken for granted.

AP Chapter 17 Study Guide

1) Discuss the ways that the creation of the global economy in the 16^th and 17^th Centuries differed from the previous trade networks that had existed between civilizations.

 The global economy in the 16th and 17th centuries had finally created a global trade network. With many European expeditions around the world, the European countries started to trade goods with people around the world more and more. The discoveries of both Americas created two new continents to trade with for the Europeans. Lots of deadly diseases spread through these kinds of trades, and epidemics were common.

2) Discuss the reasons allowing the West to establish its dominance in the global trade network of the 17^th Century.

 The West established its dominance by gaining control of many important bay cities that helped them control the global trade network of the 17th century. The West had far superior ships than many other countries, therefore letting them sail farther and conquer more land. This also allowed the Europeans to sell faster and farther than their opponents to valuable resources.

3) How did the British and French North America differ from the other European colonies?

The European colonies only focused on controling the coastal cities and using them to their advantage in the global trade network, but the British and the French wanted to control more than just the coastline, they wanted to conquer the inland of North America. Many British and French explorers wandered inaland to claim land for their countries to use to as farmland and plantations. The British and French were more concerned about gaining resources from North America than just controling the coastal cities for trade.

Journal 11/26

The bst part of my break was getting to go to cowboy stadium on saturday… It was amazing to be able to go on the football field. We defeated hebron that day and it was topped off nicely with a good old dinner from micky ds with the bros afterwards. I also enjoyed eating like a fat kid all week long… Now its time to hit the gym again and lose the weight