HIST260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Senvion, Slavery In Africa, Ethnocentrism
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The european invention of the new world - sept 9th: country: political entity, nation: a psychological state of belonging together, canada is not natural. Competing views of colonization: european view discovery - implies that north america was, native view invasion - europe took over north america. Note: exploration did not lead directly to colonization -- rst colony not until 1608. Inventing the new world - prerequisites for exploration: effects of the crusades - (1095-1291) muslims gain control of empty (ethnocentric) Constantinople -- europe creates trade ties with the east resulting in tensions in the middle east. Trade with the east - to avoid the middle east, europe looks for an alternative route to asia -- in this search they discover north. America: rise of nation states - the riches of conquered empires enriched the monarchy and made them better able to afford voyages.
