The revolutions affect is still felt in today’s society through where we live; what we eat; how we are educated; how long we live; and how many children we have. When one thinks about the Industrial Revolution‚ urbanization‚ an economic boom and wealth may come to mind. However; this was not the case for all humankind. This paper will discuss some of the social effects the revolution had on European society by taking a look at the advances and pitfalls within the context of European society‚ such
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Reasons the Europeans Were Victorious The European explorers were able were able to defeat the Native Americans and overpower the West Africans was due to many proximate and ultimate factors that granted the Europeans the advantage. The proximate factors that helped the Europeans were their guns‚ germs‚ and steel. The Europeans had built immunity to many of the diseases and germs that they had been exposed to over the years while in Europe. But the Native Americans had never seen such diseases
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a terrible thing in Europe and all it did was kill people. If you dig deeper you realize that the Black Death wound up having a positive effect on Europe’s economic future. The lasting legacy of the Black Death should really be the good it did for Europe’s economy and how it enriched lives of generations of Europeans. The first way the Black Death helped the European economy was that it led to the fall of feudalism. Feudalism was a burden on the European economy’s growth because it made it where
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Plague was one of the deadliest diseases in human history‚ significantly affecting Europe between late 1347 and 1353. The Black Plague‚ or The Black Death‚ killed millions of people. Greatly affecting Europe‚ The Black Plague changed the course of European History‚ in ways people never imagined. The Black Plague affected the people of Europe culturally. The people turned to the church to save them from the horrible disease. Of course‚ the church couldn’t save them‚ so people begun to question their
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“Native Americans are generally acknowledged as the New World’s first and fore most environmentalist Native American religion stress that people are coequal with nature‚ descendants of "Grand mother earth." How then‚ could some of them have depleted wildlife for the fur trade? “ Asks Jeanne Kaye. Most Native American tribes have long had an intimate relationship with their surroundings. Before direct contact with Europeans‚ most tribes lived in small villages. They were mindful of their measures
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Throughout the century European had come to Africa to find profitable business. In the West Coast of Africa‚ the living environment still look the same as many of hundred of years ago. Many European have come to these shoreline to find businesses and sources that can be profitable. Trading post are set up as partnership between maritime traders from Europe and local Africans‚ but by the 1880s this partnership began to change. The effect of the changes had European power interested in overseas empire
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the plague broke out‚ many people did not understand what the source of the plague was so they blamed it on people. In Germany and other parts of Europe blamed the Jews by saying they had poisoned the water (“Sin”). The Jews were arrested and they were put to death by being burned. For the next several centuries the Jews were treated harshly and the plague is one reason why. Another group‚ known as the Flagellants‚ believed that the plague was from God because of how sinful mankind was (“Sin”). They
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Besides‚ most people may say that Black Death took away almost half of the people’s lives; it also left a tremendous impact on the political status‚ religions‚ cultures‚ and economics. I have to admit that Black Death did left terrible influences on the living standard on Europeans. But‚ every coin has two sides. Personally‚ I think Black Death was more than just a ripper; it also fostered people’s value of life especially shake people’s faith to Christianity and pushed the western society development
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people. Peaking during the 14th century‚ no pandemic in the world had affected Europe so profoundly up until this point. The black plague changed European social structure in that it wiped out a third of Europe’s population‚ brought about a decline of feudalism‚ and crippled the Catholic Church. This plague will become a portent of change in European politics through its devastation and overwhelming influence. In autumn of 1347‚ a handful of Genoese ships had pulled into the port at Messina
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Tobacco Industry Tobacco‚ a plant that is today looked at with a slight hint of disgust by most‚ has a long history in America. The tobacco plant‚ native to north and south America (apart from a few obscure species originating in Australia)‚ has existed as far back as 6‚000 B.C. (Randall). This plant once played a large role in the culture of Native Americans; it existed in ceremonies‚ healing practices‚ and religious rituals. After America was discovered by Europe‚ it made it’s way over to Europe and
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