...European Exploration and Conquest took a big part in expanding kingdoms and empires in Europe. Today's Americas became a source that allowed new materials to be brought over to Europe that shaped culture and the life of the Europeans. Many things like The Columbian Exchange caused a significant change whereas religion had somewhat remained the same when brought to the new land. While those may believe not much had changed in Europe when Exploration and Conquest rose, there is proof of this era's effect on Europe still existent today and all over the world. The Columbian Exchange, the birth of Global Economy, religion, racism and the slave trade are all things that represent continuity and change in Europe during this...
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...Eurasian commerce. FEEDBACK: The determination of European elites to progress beyond their marginal position in Eurasian commerce was a main incentive for European exploration after 1450. (See section “The European Advantage” in your textbook.) 3. What was the single most important factor that aided the European conquest of the Americas? a. Gunpowder b. Disease c. Horses d. Superior organization FEEDBACK: The peoples of the Americas had no immunity to European disease and up to 90 percent of the population died after contact with the Europeans, greatly easing the process of conquest. (See section “The Great Dying” in your textbook.) 4. Which of the following is an old-world crop that was soon established in Europe’s American colonies? a. Tobacco b. Potatoes c. Corn d. Rice FEEDBACK: Rice is a Eurasian product that soon became an agricultural staple in many locations in the Americas. (See section “The Columbian Exchange” in your textbook.) 5. Which of the following was a consequence of the introduction of horses to the North American West? a. A male-dominated hunting and warrior culture displaced farming cultures in many areas. b. New hunting capability led to the near extinction of the North American bison. c. Horses made it possible for Native Americans...
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...IE History Unit 1 |Duration |theme |Topics |Learning outcomes |Teaching activities |Resource material | |September 18-21, 2007 |introduction to CAPE history, |Establishment of class rules. |1.Students should recognize the importance |Teacher introduction.- outline of course |CAPE History Syllabus | | |2. Indigenous societies. – an |1.Overview of syllabus & Assessments. |of acquiring a personal copy of the |syllabus, course assessment, submission | | | |overview of historiography. |Identifying learning styles of students. |syllabus for the course. |policy, expectations, etc. |Computer Lab. & Multiple | | | |Introduction to the historiography on |2. Students should appreciate the rationale|Class discussion. |Intelligencies exercise . | | | |indigenous societies: The Maya |and general aims...
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...DOK Level 1 – Question: What did Christopher Columbus discover instead of the route west to Asia? Everyone thinks that he discovered America, but he actually discovered numerous Caribbean islands. Those islands were the Bahamas and Hispaniola (which is present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti). He also explored the border of Central and South America. DOK Level 2 – Question: What was the Columbian Exchange and what was a cause/effect because of it? The Columbian Exchange was a period of biological and cultural transfers between the Old World (Europe) and the New World. This started with Christopher Columbus’s voyage of 1492. This altered the life of Native Americans and Europeans. Since Christopher Columbus and his crew probably brought diseases...
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... The Columbian Neo-Indian Exchange What have been is what will be, and what has been done, is what will be done and there is nothing that will reverse it. The incipient world as we know it has been undergoing a drastic era for biological globalization since the landing of the Europeans between the fifteen and the eighteen century. This era is known as the Columbian exchange and commenced in the year 1492 when Christopher Columbus and his crew sailed the Atlantic, exploring more advantages. Beckles & Shepherd suggest in his book Liberties lost, “that the European’s instinct was to reach Asia by sailing deep into the Western Atlantic. His quest was to find Asia, craving for the riches of Asia. Lost in the Caribbean Sea, he found indigenous people of Bahamas whose posture of welcome ushered into a global era.” (2004, p.35) Columbus’ first voyage was one of revelation in which he took the prospect to explore much places as he can. As history tells us, he made a series of voyages scooping new discoveries and engagements with the people who he encountered with on his journey. He first landed in the Bahamas. Columbus took with him soldiers, conquistador, murders, farmers and people of all classes who were moved by greed, and thirst for a better future. In this essay we will take an explicit look into the Columbian exchange, how it affect the Indian society, its impact on the old and new world. “The Columbian exchange” can be described as the exchange of plants, increase...
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...predated to the earliest known and existing cultures. Regardless of the culture, time, period or race, slavery is a discriminating concept in which people are held against their own will. Before new age society found a more humorous and sexual definition for the concept, slavery was and still is, in some parts of the world, humiliating. In particular, there is one which has been historically long lasting; the Transatlantic African slave trade. This long and grueling migration paved the way for new races and culture. African Americans thrive all over the world but unfortunately descendants from this race did not come to the Americas on their own free will. A world altering voyage and conquest took shape when Christopher Columbus traveled and discovered the Americas in 1492 (1). Historically true, the America’s took shape but not without risk, sacrifice, or discrimination of a divine civilization. Columbus was on venture seeking route to Asia, in turn; found an untouched land devoured by Native Americans (2). Being distracted new ideas and opportunities, he reset is path. The mark of the Columbian Exchange happened; bringing the eventual commerce of food, disease, culture, power and new races (3). All of the changes were not as promising or good. The transatlantic slave trade brought new life but also brought darker times. Columbus didn’t develop this concept, he actually adapted to it. Although, slavery in the America’s was a forced and free transition, the continent of Africa...
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...Nicole Fano Dr. Barrett World Civilizations: Latin America 21 Oct 2013 Paper One: Guatemala According to World-O-Meters, a real time world statistics website, there are more than seven billion people in the world. Is that not incredible? Over seven billion people. Yet, most of us will never truly or try to understand all the different types of cultures or their history that make up the total population in the world. Being a young lady who is half Filipino and Italian, it has always interested me how different the Filipino and Italian cultures are when comparing the two. These differences range from the food to mannerisms and traditions. However, there is one thing in common with these two very different cultures, they have a history of how they came to be. In order to truly understand all types of people, we must take the time to look at their history and learn about it. In this paper, I’ve chosen to take a deeper, more in-depth look at Guatemala and the ways people lived prior to the 1800s in terms of transculturation, hegemony, and the Columbian Exchange. “Transculturation” is the merging and converging of cultures. According to Maureen Shea, author of Culture and Customs of Guatemala, when Christopher Columbus arrived, it was “an encounter between European and Mesoamerican worlds” (2). The Europeans had arrived to establish “dominance while the Mesoamericans fiercely resisted the invaders, especially initially”. However, they found it “advantageous to acculturate...
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...From 1400 to 1700, European exploration had a huge impact on the lives of the Indigenous people of North America. The European brought new products and Animals along with new diseases that the Native Americans never had before, also the lives of those who lived in America before the Europeans got there and their life drastically changed as soon as they got there. The new Diseases that the Europeans brought to America affected the Native Americans to an extent that they couldn't do anything about it that they just laid there dying. The illness was so dreadful that no one could walk or more. The sick were so utterly helpless, they could only lie on their beds like corpses…” as Miguel Léon-Portilla stated in The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account...
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...eventual effects of his arrival. As two cultures met – Aztec and Spanish – an inevitable exchange of material and cultural goods occurred that would play a significant role in the shaping of the modern world. But the degree to which exchange occurred was not always equivalent. At times, goods were transferred between both continents and the entire world reaped the benefits. In some cases though, the transfer was not always equal and had devastating effects. If any one good moved most fluidly between both continents and enriched multiple societies, it would be food. In 1972, historian Alfred W. Crosby gave an expansive treatment of the idea as part of his construction of “The Columbian Exchange.” The extent of the transference of foods from one continent to the other is almost exhausting; in fact, many modern conceptions of national cuisines would be impossible pre-contact; imagining Italian food without the tomato, Thai food without the chile pepper, or Mexican food without chicken or pork seems implausible. Perhaps the most impactful food was maize. While Europeans quickly attempted to establish wheat as the standard...
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...Christopher Columbus and Modern World History For centuries, October 12th is the day of the year that all around the country citizens celebrate what the infamous Christopher Columbus had provided for future settlement when he landed in the Americas in 1492. On Columbus Day in 1898, the United States President, George W. Bush, had a simple opinion about Christopher Columbus that stated, “He set an example for us all by showing what monumental feats can be accomplished through perseverance and faith” (Robinson). Columbus is most well known for his discovery of the Americas but with this came so much more. From 1492 many accomplishments, discoveries, and plagues had left a mark in history. Following the discovery, the entire world had been influenced from the Columbian Exchange where a new trade route started between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. From the exchange, the chance to explore new cultures, foods and crops became a major opportunity. Though many people believe Columbus was a hero, there were some negative aspects about his voyages. Native American’s lifestyles changed drastically once the Spanish stepped foot on their territory. African and Native Americans were slaves that were forced to change their religion and culture. Also, the spread of diseases, no one thought existed, disrupted the population all over the world. Christopher Columbus is a controversial figure that impacted Modern World History. Many people debate if he is a hero or a villain. Whether people...
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...maltreatment and suffering of an entire race of people. Although Columbus Day does contain some historical merit, it still celebrates a man who exploited the Native people, led an era of destruction, and did not even discover America. Columbus only caused great despair and does not deserve a day in his honor. Columbus was oppressive to the Native people and only sought to satisfy his thirst for gold. Admittedly, Columbus sparked global interactions that finally linked the “new world” to the “old world” in the form of the Columbian exchange. However, the exchange between the Americas and Eurasia had deadly consequences, leading to infectious plagues that ravaged the Americas. Furthermore, anthropologist Jack Weatherford argues that Columbus cultivated the establishment of atrocious institutions such as slavery in...
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...about 1640). The smallpox brought by Dutch and English killed huge amounts of Indians ( probably more than a half of the population of Iroquois). The lost of such a big amount of people set the Iroquois with other tribes on a warpath and resulted in a war between Huron and Iroquois. Columbian Exchange – when Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas it set in motion a movement of people between Old and New World. Europeans got interested in Americas and its goods. Columbian exchange was a transfer of people, plants, animals, and disease between the Americas and the rest of the world that began during the time of Columbus ( XV century- about 1493). The Columbian Exchange had an impact on European and Indian life. Many unknown goods were exchanged between colonialists and Indians, such as plans (corn, potatoes), animals (ships, lamas, horses), tools (weapons), which changed life for both sides. The new discovered foods expanded diet for both sides. The quality of Indians' live got better with improved tools and weapons – for example they could defend themselves better against other tribes. Horses allowed them to travel through America easier and faster. However, the Columbian Exchange also had devastating effects on American Indians and their environment. Many diseases...
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...The Age of Exploration was an era where wealthy Europeans travelled to the New World to establish colonies for their mother country. They made discoveries crucial to life as it is known today; however, some of these revelations were only made because of questionable choices. These choices are unacceptable based on modern ideals. While the achievements European explorers made during the Age of Exploration were essential to modern life, they should not be glorified, as their actions resulted in the deprivation of the natives’ religious freedom, were relentlessly and unnecessarily violent, and spread deadly European diseases. To begin, it is necessary to speak of the obvious deprivation of religious freedom. Different groups of Europeans blatantly disregarded the Natives’...
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...appeal, which is the main selling point, or theme, of an advertisement. They then use certain specific techniques. The most commonly used techniques include (1) attention-getting headlines, (2) slogans, (3) testimonials, (4) product characteristics, (5) comparison of products, and (6) repetition. Task Your group, employees of the Acme Advertising Agency, has just been assigned to design a new campaign promoting one of the products of the Columbian Exchange as being the most influential to world history, affecting the largest number of people. The products are cassava, the potato, the trade in silver, the Atlantic slave trade, and sugar. To add to the mix of products, an old time favorite commodity is offered as well, silk. Your group must present its advertising campaign, its pitch for the product that your group is assigned, to company executives trying to decide which product to represent in an international advertising promotion. Your “global pitch” must include a poster-size ad and arguments demonstrating the significance and influence of your product in world history and its effect on the largest number of people. Your group should display the “print” advertisement during the group’s brief, in-class presentation in which each member of the group must present one argument. Your “global pitch” must include a Power Point presentation or a poster, and a one page written...
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...The Age of Exploration was an era where wealthy Europeans travelled to the New World to establish colonies for their mother country, and a time of competition and tension between many of these European countries. They made discoveries essential to life as it is known today. However, some of these revelations were only made because of questionable choices. These choices are unacceptable based on modern ideals. While the achievements European explorers made during the Age of Exploration were essential to the development of modern life, they should not be glorified because while attempting to establish colonies, they deprived the natives of their religious freedom, was relentlessly and unnecessarily violent, and spread their diseases. To begin, it is necessary to speak of the obvious deprivation of religious freedom. Different groups of...
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