4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed Parts 3 & 4

Part 3: THEMATIC FOCUS

Social Interactions and Organization SIO
The process by which societies group their members and the norms that govern the interactions between these groups and between individuals influence political, economic, and cultural institutions and organization.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

Unit 4: Learning Objective J
Explain how political, economic, and cultural factors affected society from 1450 to 1750.

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS

KC-4.2.III.C
Some notable gender and family restructuring occurred, including demographic changes in Africa that resulted from the trade of enslaved persons.

KC-4.1.IV.D.ii
The Atlantic trading system involved the movement of labor—including enslaved persons and the mixing of African, American, and European cultures and peoples, with all parties contributing to this cultural synthesis.

Part 4: THEMATIC FOCUS

Cultural Developments and Interactions CDI
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

Unit 4: Learning Objective K
Explain the similarities and differences in how various belief systems affected societies from 1450 to 1750.

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS

KC-4.1.VI
In some cases, the increase and intensification of interactions between newly connected hemispheres expanded the reach and furthered development of existing religions, and contributed to religious conflicts and the development of syncretic belief systems and practices.