Internet Exercises

Internet Exercises

1. Martin Frobisher and the New World: Go to the Canadian Museum of Civilization's web site entitled Inuit and Englishmen: The Nunavut Voyages of Martin Frobisher at http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/canhist/frobisher/frint01e.html and read all of the pages.
   1. Who are the Inuit? What was their life like before Europeans arrived?
   2. Who was Martin Frobisher? Why did he undertake the voyages to Nunavut? What did he hope to find?
   3. What were the initial encounters between the English and the Inuit like? Were they friendly? Were they hostile?
   4. What kinds of things did the English leave behind? What did they build? What did they take? What is the significance of what they took and what they left behind?
   5. How did these early encounters shape the later history of the Inuit?
   6. How typical is this case as an example of European colonization around the world?
      
      
2. Columbus and the New World: Read George A. Aarons's article "The Lucayans: The People Whom Columbus Discovered in the Bahamas" at http://muweb.millersville.edu/~columbus/data/ant/AARONS01.ANT.
   1. Who are the Lucayans? What type of social organization and economy did they have before the arrival of Columbus?
   2. How long is their history in the Bahamas?
   3. What was the result of their encounter with Columbus?
   4. How typical is this case as an example of European colonization around the world?