Medieval Europe – Marko Polo The Venetian Marco polo is not only one of the most renowned travellers in world history‚ but he and his book also generated more speculation than almost any other or volume in world literature. The travels and discoveries of Marco polo were well appreciated in the medieval times and of great significance. Marco Polo travelled to China and Mongolia and brought back many important useable goods that were then copied and used back in Medieval Europe. Marco Polo brought
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Caribbean had a profound and lasting impact on both the Old and New Worlds. Discuss Columbus’s voyages. Discuss Spanish claims to the new lands in the West. Explain how Europeans’ understanding of world geography changed due to Columbus’s discoveries. Discuss the Columbian Exchange. 3. The labor system that existed in Virginia until the 1670s profoundly influenced nearly every feature of Chesapeake society. Identify the source of labor and explain the major characteristics of this labor
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The Success of Spain in the New World During the sixteenth century after Christopher Columbus discovery of the new world‚ many European empires were attracted to the new world. Among all the empires that ruled over the new world; Spain was the most successful one. The reason for their success over the other empire was due to their ability to manipulate the economy‚ establishment of political system and their relation with the aboriginals and the disease they brought in the new world. It wasn’t an
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lands and the natives he encountered. (p.68). Columbus may not have known the brutal Spanish conquests that were to swiftly follow his initial voyage but his letter laid the groundwork for a quick conquest. Columbus heightened interest in his discoveries by exaggerating some of his findings‚ especially the gold he said he found on the islands he explored. (p.68). Furthermore in describing Espanola‚ Columbus stated that it as the situation most convenient and in the best position for the mines
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and society. European adventurers discovered a brand new way to attain the wealthy buying and selling centers of India via crusing round Africa. They additionally conquered‚ colonized‚ and exploited a new international across the Atlantic. These discoveries and conquests delivered approximately an first rate increase in business pastime and the supply of cash‚ which stimulated the growth of capitalism. People’s values changed in ways that had been alien and adverse to the medieval outlook. By 1750
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writing about these heroes came from documents‚ such as letters‚ diaries‚ and memoirs‚ rather than scientific or statistical data from the geology or biology of the time. One such historian was George Bancroft‚ who wrote about Columbus‚ on his discovery of the New World. He wrote how Columbus had discovered two new continents‚ which were populated by “savages‚” with some signs of early civilization. He went on to describe the superiority of the conquistadors‚ along with other European imperialists
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and then south‚ down coast of Africa until his crew reached the point of mutiny and forced him to turn back. Dias dropped a padrão at the farthest spot he reached. A padrão is a seven foot limestone column that the Portuguese used to mark their discoveries (“Bartolomeu Dias”‚ World History‚ ABC-CLIO). Dias would later help design the ships that would allow Vasco de Gama to reach the goal of traveling to India using his faster and quicker route in 1498 (“Bartolomeu Dias”‚ Britannica). Achieving this
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He married Donata Badoer‚ a member of the Venetian aristocracy. Thus Marco seems to have spent the last part of his life moving in Venetian aristocratic circles. After living what was then a long life‚ Marco died in 1324‚ only seventy years of age. In his will he left most of his modest wealth to his three daughters‚ a legacy that included goods which he had brought back from Asia. “His will also set free a Tartar slave‚ who had remained with him since his return from the court of the great khan
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and Africa’s economic structure grew while Americas didn’t. Also America’s and Africa’s social structure decreased but helped Europe discover new goods and economy grow and religion spread. After the return of Columbus from the Americas‚ his discovery led to the Columbian exchange which helped Europe’s economy grow and colonization expand. After colonizing in America Europe started bringing in Indians from America to Europe to work on the sugar plantations which at the time were the best thing
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John Cabot_ (c. 1450 – c. 1498)_ Pedro Álvares Cabral_ (c. 1468 – c.1520)_ The race to find new spice and travel routes spurred a very exciting time in history which eventually lead to the founding and settling of New World. These discoveries lead us to settlement and establishment ofour own country. Although Norse explorer Erik the Red’s son‚Leaf Ericson landed on what he called Vinland‚ now Newfoundland Canada‚ a little over a thousand years ago‚ Western European countries really made
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