HIST 2055 Chapter : History Notes
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Muslims: islam was most noticeable in eu during ottoman empire. 2: helped merchants figure out their profit and losses, marine insurance, reduced risk of trading, better banking systems, helped with finance trade, strengthend economy by creating deposits and checks. In science n geographical exploration: eaiser to collect, analyze and organize info, printed txts and images made eu explorers want to venture to india and china, marco polo, influential text about adventures in. China circulated for a century then printed in 1477: transformed visual culture, cheap images, multi step process. 7: profit from fur, caribbean islands, profit from sugar and tobacco, england late to colonization, north america. Vasquez de coranado: 1540, aztecs and incas, spain controlled more land than rome, took time out to colonize regions and govern it, empire was divided, into administrative sects, staffed by a lot of bureaucrats and officials, trade.
