Chapter 1
What did you learn in this chapter?
From chapter one, we learn about the history of the Nomads, including how they settled in America after crossing the Bering Land Bridge from Asia and Siberia 15000 years before the present era. Later, they moved to East and South America. During this time, the Archaeologists were able to identify the origin of their cultures, economies, and political systems that facilitated the realization of millions of people and languages before the Europeans Explorer in 1944.
Between the years of 1870 and 1890, there was a transition from an agricultural, rural economy to urban industrialism reaching the globe, led to the American transformation that is seen today. Capitalism was on its way the moment old industries were growing while at the same coming up with new ones. Also, there was a rise in big businesses. These new technological developments subsequently mean that there were new political and issues. Sectionalism and slavery played a crucial role in influencing American politics.
Both the starting and ending points of this chapter have a connection to specific events. This chapter described the settlements of nomads and explained how they traveled from different places to settle in America. It has described what attracted them to this region and their immediate activities. The ending points relate to specific events such as farming, fishing, and hunting. This period of history explains how people started crucial activities that marked the beginning of economic growth. This is the reason why the author decided to write about the activities of this historical period. The chapter has offered an interesting and clear story, which explains how people developed from scratch to the present economic status. This becomes interesting to the current generation, who have the quest to understand the historical events (McGraw-Hill Higher Education 05).
How does this chapter build on the chapter before it?
The information provided by this article relates to earlier classes where we discussed the history of the American people. For instance, the chapter explains that after crossing the Bering Strait to the North of America during the Ice Age, it was surprising to find a bountiful supply of big-game animals, which supplied the earliest inhabitants with their material needs.
If doing a movie set in the time period of this chapter, what would be its key elements?
If one was conducting a movie, the period for this chapter could take about two hours to demonstrate. The key elements of this movie could be a demonstration of Americans domesticating plants and animals and how diseases developed. It could also demonstrate how North Americans engaged in economic activities and the hunting activities practiced in Canada and Alaska.
What time span is covered in this chapter?
This chapter covers the history from about 2000 B.C.E to the recent world. It explains that the inhabitants who ranged across the Eastern Woodlands of North America had their distinct economic cultures, which included fishing, gathering, and hunting at around 2000 B.C.E. However, the South easterners became farmers and grew different crops. In the Great Basin, there was duty separation where men were involved in hunting animals for food while their women took a role in gathering. Those who resided in the far North of Canada and Alaska also indulged in hunting and gathering food.
Why is the chapter not hard?
This chapter is not hard to understand because it has used simple language and examples to describe different events. In today’s world, technology has advanced, making it possible for people to understand various events. It is likely for the current generation to understand history in a different context than the old generations. This is because factors that influence life have changed, meaning that understanding has also changed. Unlike in the past, the current environment is marked by efficient technology that offers better explanations of events. The difference in the background places people in the current world in a better position of understanding different events (McGraw-Hill Higher Education 10).
Chapter 2
What did you learn in this chapter?
From this chapter, we learn about the origin of early modern Europe from the middle ages to the current world through overcoming the world’s oceans. During that period, they opened to commerce and direct contact with Asia and Africa. The chapter explains how the western Europeans stopped depending on the middlemen from the Muslim community in the fifteenth century for merchants and mariners. It was surprising to learn that western Europeans made a strong decision of not depending on the Muslims to benefit from improved availability of resources and learning opportunities. Through this move, European marines started following a different route to Asia and Africa. The information provided by this chapter has an evident relationship with what we have learned in class. In class, we have learned that European countries are developed. This chapter has explained crucial information of where economic activities began in history. It explains how Europe gained economically from historical activities and trade.
How does this chapter build on the chapter before it?
This chapter is more of a continuation from the previous chapter, which had explained older historical events. It has provided a foundation for the next chapter by explaining what happened in the past. This makes it easy to understand the events that followed as well as what is happening today. The events realized in the past facilitated economic growth dating many years back. This built a good start for industrialization and globalization, which has brought about a stable economy in the current world.
If doing a movie set in the time period of this chapter, what would be its key elements?
If a movie was to be shot, it would take about two hours to demonstrate the activities discussed in this chapter. The movie would entail how and why the Europeans stopped depending on the Muslims, why Western European expansion extended overseas colonization of the Americans, and division within the Indian Empires. It could also cover Martin Luther and John Calvin. They were against the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church and the failure to respond to the spiritual needs of the ordinary Christian.
What time span is covered in this chapter?
This chapter has described occurrences that took place between the years 1500-1950. Both the starting and the end of the chapter have shown a relationship between specific events. The migration of Europeans to Africa and Asia shows a relationship with the colonization of different countries. The author of this chapter was attracted to write about the events that took place between these periods because they were marked with events of harshness, inhumanity, and economic growth to some countries at the expense of others.
Why is the chapter hard?
This chapter has explained various events that took place in a manner and a language that is easy to understand. Different generations are likely to understand and perceive events in different ways. For instance, colonized people may have some different feelings towards their colonizers compared to the later generation. This explains why some people react differently to others. Variation in reactions is most of the time based on peoples’ background.
Works Cited
McGraw-Hill Higher Education. U.S. a Narrative History, Volume 1: To 1865. London UK: McGraw-Hill, 2009. Print.