Assignment Summary
For this assignment, you will conduct a source analysis of an excerpt from Africa and Africans in the
Making of the Atlantic World, 1400–1800. Your source analysis will involve completing a graphic
organizer by identifying the author’s main thesis about language, finding three specific claims that support
the thesis, and recording the evidence provided for the claims.
Background Information
As Europeans explored the eastern coast of Africa and interacted with indigenous Africans, they shared
elements of their culture, especially their language. In response, Africans developed ways of
communicating with Europeans by adopting and adapting elements of these European languages. This
adaptation created syncretic languages, such as pidgin and creole, which blend elements of two or more
languages

Answer:

Author

Cultural Changes in the Atlantic World: Language is by John K. Thornton.

Context

Cultural Changes in the Atlantic World: Language is a book that was published in 2012.

Purpose

The purpose of this excerpt was to inform readers about African language.  

Thesis

African language was replaced by creole and European languages.

Claim #1

Estates and towns with multiple nationality slaves encouraged the growth of a lingua franca.

Evidence Provided

“This clearly caused creole slaves, especially those of nationally mixed marriages, to opt for a lingua franca as their native speech.”

Claim #2

The creole was a popular spoken language on the West Africa coast.

Evidence Provided

“The French traveler Alexis de Saint-Lô found that Portuguese was spoken all over coastal Senegal when he visited in 1635, and some years earlier de Almada noted how widely it was spoken in the Gambia and Rivers of Guinea”

Claim #3

French missionaries wanted to spread the creole language

Evidence Provided

“The accommodation that these Jesuits made seems to be a creole form of the language, then deliberately propagated.”

Evaluation

The claims are strongly supported by the author's use of evidence. The claims support the thesis well.

Explanation:

when can the law be opposed ?

Explain the meaning of classical as it applies to periods in history

Question 4 of 5
If one party disagrees with a ruling from a state trial court, its appeal will be
heard first by which type of court?
A. U.S. District Court
B. State supreme court
C. State appellate court
D. U.S. Court of Appeals

Which of the following best describes the type of ideas discussion participants should introduce when making connections? ideas that are based only on opinions ideas that are off topic ideas related to the topic ideas that are familiar to participants

Using the excerpts above, answer (a), (b), and (c).

a) Briefly describe ONE major difference between Crane’s and Zagarri’s historical interpretations of the

immediate impact of the American Revolution on women.

b) Briefly explain how ONE event, development, or circumstance from the period 1765 to 1800 that is not

explicitly mentioned in the excerpts could be used to support Crane’s argument.

c) Briefly explain how ONE event, development, or circumstance from the period 1765 to 1800 that is not

explicitly mentioned in the excerpts could be used to support Zagarri’s argument.

What was the purpose of the Code of Hammurabi in the ancient civilization of Babylon?
A.
It was the code of archaeological technique.
B.
It was the code of battle and warfare.
C.
It was the code of writing on clay tablets.
D.
It was the code of law and governance.

Which of the following best identifies a central idea of this text?

The power to veto legislation:
a
forces legislators to do what the president wants
b
encourages legislators to negotiate with the president
c
often creates tension between the president and congressional leaders in the president’s own party
d
is most helpful to weak presidents because it makes them look strong
e
is most likely to antagonize those in the minority party