impact on African civilizations. During the fifteen century‚ Africa became one of the major location for European explorers‚ mainly Portuguese. For centuries‚ Europeans traded gold and spices‚ but during the fifteen century‚ one of the most important change occurred; a new type of trade began; influenced by the Portuguese and starting the most shameful period of history. It quickly expanded‚ and with the time more countries joined. This new type of trade was‚ what we today recall‚ as slavery which had
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sustained contactoccurred between the eastern and western hemisphere. During the timeperiod between 1450 and 1750 C.E.‚ the two hemispheres were linkedand for the first time in world history‚ long-distance trade becametruly worldwide. QUESTIONS OF PERIODIZATION This era includes only 300 years‚ but some profound andlong-lasting changes occurred. Characteristics of the time between1450 and 1750 include: 1) The globe was encompassed - For the first time‚ thewestern hemisphere came into continued contact
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The new Latin American empires of Spain and Portugal maintained special contacts with the West. Western forms were imposed on indigenous cultures as the militarily superior European invaders conquered their lands. Latin America became part of the world economy as a dependent region. The Iberians mixed with native populations and created new political and social forms. The resulting mixture of European‚ African‚ and Indian cultures created a distinctive civilization. Indian civilization‚ although
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Indian Ocean Trade around the first century CE. Established by multilingual‚ multiethnic seafarers. Between Indian Ocean and South China Sea. Didn’t play a part in the rise or fall of kingdoms. They are able to figure out the wind and monsoon patterns. Mediterranean sailors use square sails‚ long banks of oars‚ ships are nailed together. Indian Ocean sailors use triangular sails‚ no oars‚ and tied ships. Impact: Africa provides exotic animals‚ wood‚ and ivory. Somalia and Southern Arabia provide
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A Broken Latin America Latin America is a curious case in the political world; with ever changing governments‚ one of the highest regional poverty rates and a corrupt federal system that is tied into the narcotics industry. Why is this region so politically unstable‚ and is it getting better or worse? This question can easily be answered when the political history of Latin America is examined. Latin America is a region birthed through war and revolution‚ as well as hundreds of years of colonization
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COLONIAL PERIOD - 1750 Did mercantilism and economic exchange do more to bind or divide GB and Colonies? Mercantilism and economic exchange between Great Britain and the American colonies gradually created a wedge between them. This wedge was not built by just one act‚ but several over many years. These acts would confine and restrict the colonists in many ways and eventually these restrictions‚ paired with the Enlightenment would lead the colonists closer to emancipation from Britain.
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Latin America: The Creation of New People Latin America: The Creation of New People Bradford Burns‚ the author of Latin America: An Interpretive History has put a lot of thought in my mind‚ of who and what where the first people of Latin America. Because of them‚ many of us are here today. But who are they? The new world‚ which came to be known as Latin America; numerous types of people migrated to this part of the world. A group of people known as the indigenous migrated from Asia and
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How Far did Changes to Transport 1750-1900 Benefit the British People? In this essay‚ I will be explaining how transport changes how they helped British People during the Industrial Revolution. I will be writing about three types of transport: Roads‚ Canals and Railways. At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution‚ in 1750‚ it was very difficult to travel on roads as there were a lot of holes that were full of water‚ which meant there was no drainage. This waster filled up all the ruts. All
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Changes that occurred in 1750-1850 This period of time (1750-1850) was the Industrial Revolution. This meant that the factory system and use of machines increased. There were also more wealth for Britain and increase of population! However there changes in social‚ religion‚ economic and more political changes‚ this resulted in incidences such as calls for education‚ voting‚ equality and so on. But the main changes were transport‚ industry‚ home/leisure and health. Transport changes quickly
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group of European colonists to rise up against their distant rulers during their time. In the early 19th century‚ many colonies in South America rose up against Spanish rule for many reasons similar to the colonies in the North who revolted against the British. Ideology‚ geopolitics‚ and material interests encouraged the rebellions in both the American and Latin American independence movements. While very similar in cause‚ each revolution occurred in different ways and was influenced by different
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