POL301Y1 Lecture : POL301.rtf
Document Summary
Until 18th century, europe was not more advanced than asia and africa. 2 groups of factors set stage for modern economc growth and socio political change. 300 years between 14th and 17th centuries. # of europe geographical expansionism and # of renaissance and enlightment industrialization between 17th and 18th centuries (this is an important term: enlightment industrialization; it was a movement for many purposes) The enlightment led to the french revolution took place around 18th century in france; equality, freedom and justice. Then came the industrial revolution in 1758, a change in technology. European renaissance and enlightment - explasoipm of intellectual. Columbus arriving in the americas, there was a portugese that arrived in african post, When the english people came to africa many of the indigeneous people died as a result of diseases from the the europeans. There was little labor and then the africans were used to do the work.
