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New World influences on Asia

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A lesson plan for grades 11–12 Social Studies

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In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore the impact of new goods, ideas, and technology on a region. This lesson encourages students to learn about the impact of New World crops and Western technology on Asia, specifically China and Japan. Students are engaged in whole class discussion, small group collaboration, online research, and writing activities.

Students will:

  • describe the key crops and technologies brought from the New World to Asia to determine the time, location, extent, and impact of their introduction into Chinese and Japanese societies;
  • describe the history of agricultural and technological trade between Asia and the New World; and
  • describe the impact that agricultural and technological trade had on China and Japan.

Xpeditions provides links to necessary web resources, detailed instructions for completing the lesson, and suggestions for assessment and extension activities.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 11–12 — Advanced Placement World History

  • Goal 1: Historical Themes, Tools, and Practices – The learner will identify, evaluate and use the methods and tools valued by historians, compare the views of historians, and trace the themes of global history.
    • Objective 1.01: Define history and the concepts of cause and effect, time, change and continuity, and perspective across the global historical periods covered in this course.
    • Objective 1.03: Trace the patterns and the impacts of interaction among major societies: trade, war, diplomacy, and international organizations.
    • Objective 1.04: Assess the impact of technology and demography on people and the environment including, but not limited to, population growth and decline, disease, manufacturing, migrations, agriculture, and/or weaponry.
    • Objective 1.06: Identify cultural and intellectual developments and interactions among and within societies.
  • Goal 2: Emerging Civilizations – The learner will analyze the development of early civilizations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, c. 8000 BCE to 600 CE.
    • Objective 2.01: Examine the indicators of civilization, including writing, labor specialization, cities, technology, trade, and political and cultural institutions in early civilizations.
    • Objective 2.06: Assess the distinctive achievements of Chinese civilization in the arts, sciences, and technology.
  • Goal 4: Global Interactions – The learner will investigate the causes and effects of global exploration and development of the resulting global interactions, 1450 – 1750.
    • Objective 4.04: Compare the influence of religion, social structure, and colonial export economies on North and South American societies.
    • Objective 4.05: Evaluate the effects of colonialism on Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe.