Global Encounters: Achievements and Exploitation

Paper instructions:
•    State whether you feel Shah Jahan achieved his motives for the construction of the Taj Mahal, referring to specific aspects of this structure.

•    Explain at least two (2) possible reasons for the differences between the results of exploration and trade by the Chinese and by the European states. Consider the reach of the Chinese Treasure Fleet and the global empires that Spain and Portugal established.

•    Identify one (1) statistic or aspect of the transatlantic slave trade that you find most revealing about the human cost of European expansion into the New World.

Global Encounters: Achievements and Exploitation

Paper instructions:
•    State whether you feel Shah Jahan achieved his motives for the construction of the Taj Mahal, referring to specific aspects of this structure.

•    Explain at least two (2) possible reasons for the differences between the results of exploration and trade by the Chinese and by the European states. Consider the reach of the Chinese Treasure Fleet and the global empires that Spain and Portugal established.

•    Identify one (1) statistic or aspect of the transatlantic slave trade that you find most revealing about the human cost of European expansion into the New World.