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    communicate with other places. As soon as new connections were made‚ trade and communications difficulty decreased. For example‚ the Indian Ocean trade routes gave Europe the ability to reach “hard-to-get” areas and even connected them with the new world which in turn increased trade happening between the two regions. Over all‚ after 1500 CE‚ there were more routes and ways to be able to trade and communicate effectively. This also ended up connecting Europe and Asia which did all of the previously

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    CHAPTER 21 Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World1750–1850 I. Prelude to Revolution: The Eighteenth-Century Crisis A. Colonial Wars and Fiscal Crises 1. Rivalry among the European powers intensified in the early 1600s as the Dutch Attacked Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the Americas and in Asia. In the 1600s and 1700s the British then checked Dutch commercial and colonial ambitions and went on to defeat France in the Seven Years War (1756–1763)

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    the early modern era (1492-1750)‚ Africa and the Atlantic World were affected by Western Europe both socially and economically because of the exploration by the Europeans during the Age of Exploration‚ leading to a shift in their government to autonomous states and a desire to create trade growth. While Christianity and patriarchal views spread through the Columbian Exchange‚ slavery within triangular trade created a change in demographics in both Africa and the Atlantic World because of the movement

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    1450–1750: 22% of the AP Exam Overall Changes 1) The world became truly global - the western hemisphere came into continued contact with the eastern hemisphere. Technological innovations‚ strengthened political organization‚ and economic prosperity all contributed to this change that completely altered world trade patterns. 2) Maritime trade dominated the world - Technological advancements and willingness of political leaders to invest in it meant that sea-based trade became much more important.

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    Chapter 16 Transformations in Europe 1500-1750 Culture and Ideas Early Reformation Renaissance (European): A period of intense artistic and intellectual activity‚ said to be a “revert” of Greco-Roman culture. Usually divided into an Italian Renaissance‚ from roughly the -mid-14TH to mid-15TH century‚ and a Northern (Transalpine) Renaissance‚ from roughly the early 15th to early 17th century Papacy: The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church‚ of which the pope is the head. Indulgence:

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    2 - What were some of the changes that took place in Europe between the years 1000 and 1492‚ and why did those changes lead to European exploration and overseas expansion? During the eleventh and fourteenth century‚ Europe had radical social and economic issues. The old-fashioned world which was extremely regulated society was totally feudalism‚ during which all of the people had their place and responsibilities. The manorial system‚ in which the lords owned all the land worked by their serfs‚ began

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    Africa and the Atlantic world explores the trials and tribulations of Africans being forced from their homeland and sold into slavery. Africans endured such hardships and conditions that their souls vanished with the site of mother Africa. Europeans sold and forced slaves to cultivate sugar plantations for their own profits. The AmericasEurope and Africa were involved in a cross continental system of human trafficking. African men‚ woman and children were shipped across the Atlantic to the

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    already established a trading network with Africa‚ Asia and America. The products that they traded during that time period included food clothing‚ weapons and other goods. Today their trading networks are very sophisticated and connect to every corner well to every other aspect of the planet. Trading became an essential part for our society to function and prosperous into what it has become today. Some might think that today’s trading landscape came from the Europeans around 1500‚ but they were just

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    Europe and the World: New Encounters‚ 1500-1800 On the Brink of a New World ❖ By the 16th century‚ the Atlantic seaboard had become the center of a commercial activity that raised Portugal and Spain and later the Dutch Republic‚ England‚ and France to prominence ➢ the age of expansion was a crucial factor in the European transition from the agrarian economy of the MA to a commercial and industrial capitalistic system. The Motives ❖ Contact w/non-Europeans remained limited until the end of

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    Despite how the trade economy expanded and the political status increased in Western Europe (600 - 1750 C.E.)‚ there was much political disunity throughout Western Europe. After the discovery of the Americas‚ much changed in Western Europe’s economy. Because the start of mining and beginning of cash crops‚ they needed to import slaves. This created the Triangle Trade‚ and therefore brought much wealth to Western Europe. There was a large silver inflation because of the mining‚ and Spain and Portugal

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