HIST 208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Chinese Whispers
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Colonization took longer in north america as resources were not as popular as precious metals. Laying out contact narratives, how the euros saw contact and how aboriginals saw contact. Romantic: conrad black school of through, understanding how human nature is and how humans interact with each other, takes the view that cultures are unique. Rationalistic: same experiences everyone goes through, resources, environment and relationships. In the end he agrees with the rationalistic view. The romantic becomes less and less prominent through the times, it quickly dies out when they see the explorers as inferior. They trade for things like pots and pans and they would be buried with their pots and pans, these items became sacred for them. They are interacting in a romantic sort of way. As contact becomes more prevalent the view becomes more rationalist than romantic. Aboriginals had sophisticated trading processes which is why the diseases spread.
