Students will be expected to begin their basic understanding of the beginnings of the Age of Exploration and the Explorers who took part in it.
Conversations with History host Harry Kreisler welcomes Walter Russell Mead of the Council on Foreign Relations for a discussion of the Anglo American maritime system—its origins, development, and impact on the world. The conversation touches on the unique synergy between Protestant religion and capitalism, the consolidation of Anglo American power in the process of transforming the international system, the importance of culture in international politics, and the need for a dialogue of civilizations in the 21st century. (57 minutes)
Students will analyze how a portrait reflects the events and trends of its time and then create a portrait of a public female figure today.
Students will view three works of decorative arts and complete the accompanying activities to better understand the Age of Exploration and the Scientific Revolution, and how these "revolutions" and their discoveries influenced the new European world view.
This resource provides a Dutch-Caribbean perspective on teaching World History and offers a critique of the Dutch history curriculum's Eurocentric perspective.