...Before Christophe Columbus arrived in the Americas there were 100 of thousand different animals wondering around the open land. The Native Americans farmed the land and hunted in their local area. They even learned that setting fire to the land would help grow crops the next year and it also made it easier to hunt the animals with the brush burned. The primary domesticated animal in the Americas was the llama. The llama was mostly used for milk and the fur. The llama wasn’t good at moving large objects from place to place, because they were only able to carry about 100 lbs of weight. So the primary mover of these objects was the people themselves. In Europe the continent was falling apart. There were too many people and they were running out of resources. There was war over power and money. They needed to find a new place for their people to expand and find an easier way to trade....
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...about 1418 to 1620. During this time, European explorers made many daring voyages that changed world history. A major reason for these voyages was the desire to find sea routes to east Asia, which Europeans called the Indies. When Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean, he was looking for such a route. Instead, he landed in the Americas. Columbus thought he had reached the Indies. In time, Europeans would realize that he had found what they called the ”New World.” European nations soon rushed to claim lands in the Americas for themselves. Early explorers often suffered terrible hardships. In 1520, Ferdinand Magellan set out with three ships to cross the Pacific Ocean from South America. He had guessed, correctly, that the Indies lay on the other side of the Pacific. But Magellan had no idea how vast the ocean really was. He thought his crew would be sailing for a few weeks at most. Instead, the crossing took three months. While the ships were still at sea, the crew ran out of food. One sailor wrote about this terrible time. “We ate biscuit… swarming with worms…. We drank yellow water that had been putrid [rotten] for days... and often we ate sawdust from boards.” Why did explorers brave such dangers? In this reading, you will discover some of the reasons for the Age of Exploration. Then you will learn about the voyages of explorers from Portugal, Spain, and other European countries. You will also learn about the impact of their discoveries on Europe and on...
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...1. Evaluate the complex interaction of cultures that resulted with the arrival of European explorers and colonies. Was this interaction more harmful or beneficial to both Europeans and Native Americans? The cultural interactions between the Europeans and the Native Americans were ultimately destructive for the natives, but overall beneficial for the Europeans. It is clearly stated in many history books that the European diseases brought over to the Americas decimated much of the native population. This dramatic loss of population affected the natives willingness to resist European assimilation, and thus contributed to the loss of many native cultures but a blending of European and native cultures. Furthermore, the natives were often...
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...History has been impacted by so many civilizations and trade it is quite unbelievable. Yet, what is a great example of World History being impacted? A good example of World History being impacted or altered is the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange is not just about the mere exchange of trades and goods. It includes the idea that the Europeans changed the very culture of many people in different areas. For one, the Europeans brought a smallpox epidemic to the America’s, which almost wiped out the people living there. This is not the only way Europeans impacted other civilizations. Many people living in China received many new crops. One crop in particular is the potato. The potato will eventually become important...
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...The Impact of European Colonization in North America on Native Americans Brittany Council COM/156 March 11, 2012 Donna Jay Abstract Many colonizers succeeded in their conquest for riches and as a result the tribal nations of North America became domestic dependent nations that have had to rebuild themselves from near annihilation. Once the Native Americans were forced on to reservations their struggle to sustain life began. The Europeans’ strategies of targeting American Indian children for assimilation began with violence. The Europeans negotiated many treaties with the native people, but all were later discovered to be unfavorable for the indigenous people. As the European Americans grew larger in numbers, their quest for land and riches spread further into the plains of North America, requiring them to find new ways to travel causing them break treaties with the Plains Indians. Much of the forced removal of Native American tribes was a result of two major events: the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears. The Impact of European Colonization in North America on Native Americans The European colonization of North America proved to be detrimental to the existence of the Native Americans. The colonizers conquered and domesticated the natives and as a result almost completely decimated the tribal nations. The natives were purposely infected with incurable diseases during this time. The Indians’ vision of slavery was corrupted into something they could never...
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...The Impact of European Colonization in North America on Native Americans Vincent Leisey COM/156 October 10, 2012 Melissa Zantello Abstract Many colonizers succeeded in their conquest for riches and as a result the tribal nations of North America became domestic dependent nations that have had to rebuild themselves from near annihilation. Once the Native Americans were forced on to reservations their struggle to sustain life began. The Europeans’ strategies of targeting American Indian children for assimilation began with violence. The Europeans negotiated many treaties with the native people, but all were later discovered to be unfavorable for the indigenous people. As the European Americans grew larger in numbers, their quest for land and riches spread further into the plains of North America, requiring them to find new ways to travel causing them break treaties with the Plains Indians. Much of the forced removal of Native American tribes was a result of two major events: the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears. The Impact of European Colonization in North America on Native Americans The European colonization of North America proved to be detrimental to the existence of the Native Americans. The colonizers conquered and domesticated the natives and as a result almost completely decimated the tribal nations. The natives were purposely infected with incurable diseases during this time. The Indians’ vision of slavery was corrupted into something...
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...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 believe that this impact was positive or negative, Columbus is viewed as the courageous...
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...Imagine being raised in a Native tribe off the East Coast of America. The year is 1398, surrounding you is a rich abundant land full of wild plants and animals. A close knit family where everyone shares, and greed is almost non existent. Day to day survival is what keeps the mind going, but it is never threatened. As you grow up you learn only of your people, and how the world was made for you and you must return the favor with respect. No one tells you your right or wrong, and there is no doubt in your beliefs being false. On a morning just like any other, you take to your hunting trail. It is very common land and you can walk this with your eyes closed without running into vegetation. The birds whistle a common tune, and you can feel and understand what kind of mood they are in. It is quite, but you can still hear and comprehend so many things as the world talks to you. Movement catches your eye and suddenly a great whitetail bucks jumps across the ravine in a non challant manor chasing does. This buck is known in the tribe, and a kill would bring great spiritual power to the people. The buck pauses as he encounters a new scent, thus creating a opportunity to srike. The crisp red oak bow bends to a rate of optimal power, the arrow which took a day to create is perfection as it sits on the stand. The release is smooth and the feathers cut through the air speeding to the target. It is a clean kill, a sacrificed to be made that does not go un appreciative. The 180lb animal...
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...Europeans began exploring the New World by the late fifteenth century. Many expeditions have been accomplished since then. Due to Columbus's discoveries, the Spanish claimed the New World for themselves. Stories were told about great treasures in Mexico. Spanish colonists decide to go and search for them. While they voyage westward into Mexico, they come across a sophisticated society known as the Aztecs. The Europeans repercussions affected the Aztecs. They settled on the Islands of the Caribbean and began exploring the same route as Columbus did, on his second voyage, moving westward into Mexico. “ Hernando Cortes led a small military expedition of about 600 men into Mexico”. After the Europeans conquered the Aztecs, the Southwest cultural regions were affected the most because European Missions were converting natives to Catholicism. “ They tried, in short, to eliminate the underpinnings of existing native civilizations so as to bring the Indian population fully under the Spanish control and to remove all obstacles to the spread of Christianity”. The Europeans had a major impact in these areas because of the discovery of silver, which lured them to go on a search for fortune. “ The news that silver was to be found in Mexico attracted the attention of other Spaniards”. The initial exploration allowed future explorers to settle easier in the areas because the Europeans had already colonized there. Also because of European civilization that altered both the landscape...
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...behind. By understanding how they lived and what impact they had as they migrated to the New World, it is then we understand how they lived and understand what the environment was like. Looking at the impact that immigrants had and brought to the New World we see what cultures and food dishes they brought to our civilization. The Migration of Cultures By 1830 the United States consisted of 2.3 million out of 12.8 million were of African descent and upon them settling after being brought here from Africa they brought many traditions and impacted the culture today. When they came to the United States they brought scientific and technological systems from the West and Central Africa as well as many food dishes such as; gumbo and rice, millet, sorghum, watermelon and black-eyed peas. They also brought tradition with them regarding funerals, celebration festivals, arts, music, dugout canoes, the banjo and language which also had an effect on the European culture as well and this is known as Africanism (Nps.gov, n.d.). Africanism is directly related to African American and Creolization which asks the question when you stop and give to the American or European culture. They point out that the African culture has direct impact on Africa, African-American, Creolization, African-Jamaican and European cultures and when examine the roots trace back to Africa. However, there has been some controversial stating that African roots to America were long lost in slavery as some believe...
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...Japan, and Bolivia while the fur trade changed the economic and social structures of North America and Russia. The economic structure, political system and agricultural system...
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...Compare and contrast the legacies of cultural syncretism in Africa and the Americas with the resistance to cultural change Westerners encountered in China and India. What cultural factors caused the differences in outcomes? What legacies have the differences in types of encounters and degrees of cultural change left today? Had syncretism not occurred in the Americas, how might modern culture be different? If cultural syncretism had taken root during early encounters in China or India, how might they be different today? The quest for wealth and power brought Europeans to Indian shores in 1498 when Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese voyager, arrived in Calicut (modern Kozhikode, Kerala) on the west coast. In their search for spices and Christian converts, the Portuguese challenged Arab supremacy in the Indian Ocean, and, with their galleons fitted with powerful cannons, set up a network of strategic trading posts along the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf. In 1510 the Portuguese took over the enclave of Goa, which became the center of their commercial and political power in India and which they controlled for nearly four and a half centuries. Economic competition among the European nations led to the founding of commercial companies in England (the East India Company, founded in 1600) and in the Netherlands (Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie--the United East India Company, founded in 1602), whose primary aim was to capture the spice trade by breaking the Portuguese monopoly in Asia...
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...The Making of Multicultural America DIRECTIONS * Read Chapter 1 of the text. * Answer the following questions to the best of your knowledge. * All of the exercises given below are to help you answer the essential question. * Email the completed exercises to the teacher by September 4, 2013. * At the end of the exercise you will have an assessment to be submitted online answering the essential question in Schaffer style. * DUE DATE: September 4, 2013. Essential Question: Who is American, and how has the definition changed over time? 1. Define the term Master Narrative as it applies to American History. Master Narrative is something spoken that has a huge impact, or an event from the past that effects the future. 2. Explain how immigration played a role in building America. Immigration played a huge role in building America, for Americas population is built from immigrants. 3. Explain what it means to be American from the authors’ point of view. From the authors point of view, to be American is to be born in America. In the story the author mentions his family has been living in America for over hundreds of years. He believes he is American, as he has been living in America his whole life, but others do not see him as an American, for to others his eyes and complexion look foreign. 4. What is the American Dream? The American Dream is the traditional social ideals of the United States. 5. What is euro-centrism and how does...
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...is an apart of us that we are unable to separate from and analyze. This is what I have learned from interacting and interviewing Luciana Cappuccino better known as “Lucky”. I was aware of her Spanish culture when I was first introduced to her just because of her first name. We sometimes forget how something as personal as our name is stamped by our cultural origin. I did further research into her name; I found out that Luciana is a typical Spanish name meaning light. The religious ties were very prevalent from the beginning even before I had started the interview. Argentina like most of Latin America and my own culture, the Caribbean has a deep history of colonialization; which is even more crucial part to the history of Luciana Cappuciano since she is of European ancestry. The Europeans arrived in Argentina 1502 this is most likely when Lucky’s ancestors first entered Latin America. One of the issues Lucky faced is being ethnically a Caucasian but identifying herself as a Latina. This is her avowal identity, meaning that is the identity “that [she] choose[s] to associate with and portray” (Willis-Rivera 28). However most American ascribes a Caucasian identity to her because of her blonde hair and fair skin; which is features attributes as white in America. This issue was something we discussed with great importance during our interviews. Lucky identifying herself as a Latina despite being of European descent is not strange in Argentina. Actually the predominant ethnic group...
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...Recalling the lecture / discussion on colonialism and Comaroff’s (1989) three models of colonialism in South Africa, explain how European colonialism influenced the present configuration of power and racial relations among nations and peoples in the world. Cite examples when needed. Amid seventeenth and eighteenth century , colonialism was broadly flowed—despite the fact that it goes back to the Romans, Phoenicians , and Greek hundreds of years. In addition, it was just amid the 1900's, while 1960's in South Africa, that era of colonialism finished in Birmingham, in the year of 2010. Numerous Western nations, particularly the Europeans, began colonizing for different reasons, for example, finding a land for agribusiness, natural resources , a space where they can settle, enlargement of their territory and for religious causes. Amid those times, land in Europe was expensive and deficient in quantity compared with the demand, that is the reason numerous Europeans began with a victory to acquire lands that can maintain their whole economy and their whole populace. A concrete example of many colonizing that occurred way back was, when Spaniards came in the Philippines and conquered our country, the reason why Spain needed to colonize the Philippines was on account of the Philippines had a rich and agricultural area which could develop yields required for their nation. As indicated by numerous historians, the Spaniards looked for the 3 G's specifically:...
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