West African Geography
Monarchal Countries
Capitalist Countries
Exploited Groups
100
What is country #2?
Mali
100
Name one of the Monarchical countries we learned about in the simulation
Mr. Bregman will say whether you are correct or not.
100
Name one of the capitalist countries we learned about in the simulation.
Mr. Bregman will say if you got it right.
100
What was the name of the international trade of captured Africans to the Americas?
The Atlantic Slave Trade
200
What is country #5
Benin
200
Name two of the Monarchical countries we learned about in the simulation
Mr. Bregman will say whether you are right or not.
200
Name both of the capitalist countries we learned about in the simulation.
Mr. Bregman will say if you got it right.
200
Name 3 of the oppressed groups from our simulation
Any 3 of the enslaved Africans, European peasants/working class, the West African nations, the Native Americans
300
What is country #8?
Burkina Faso
300
Name three of the Monarchical countries we learned about in the simulation
Mr. Bregman will say whether you are correct or not.
300
What types of things did capitalist countries invest in as opposed to the monarchical countries?
Industry (Factories, workshops)
Financial Institutions (Banks, insurance, stock exchanges)
Joint Stock Companies (state-funded companies with armies and colonies)
300
What happened to the Native Americans in the period of early Capitalism?
Most of them died (from disease and genocide) and their land was taken by European empires.
400
What is country #14?
THE Gambia (Yes you have to say the THE)
400
What social system did monarchical have?
Feudalism
400
Who was the more dominant, the capitalist or monarchical countries and WHY?
The capitalist countries were more dominant because they became richer and more efficient from their investments.
Not enough to say they were simply more powerful.
400
What role did the Catholic Church play in regard to exploited groups like the Native Americans, Enslaved Africans, and European working class?
The Church justified how these groups were treated.
It held that 'lesser people's' (aka non-white) were meant to be conquered and work for whites because this would 'civilize' them
It made it the mission of European empires to conquer new lands.
It justified the fact that European peasants workers had extremely hard lives in comparison to the monarchs, nobles and capitalists.
500
What is the French version
of country #9?
Cote d'Ivoire
You can get 200 for Ivory Coast
500
What kinds of things did the monarchy powers spend their money on as opposed to the capitalist countries? Name at least 2. You don't need to tell me about the capitalist countries only the monarchical countries.
Any 2 of the following:
-War/conquering/colonization
-Land
-Religion
-Expensive luxuries like palaces
500
Name the 2 social classes under capitalism and what defines each social class.
1. Capitalist: own the means of production (-100 if you miss this part), hires workers to work for a wage
2. Workers: Works for a capitalist for a wage.
500
What was the term for when European peasants were kicked off their land because capitalists made it private?
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