HISB30H3 Lecture Notes - Triangular Trade, Headright, Indian Ocean
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Most north american civ"s were nomadic or agricultural (ex the mound people) Pop 25-45 thousand ppl trading in the city centers. Traders guild (pochteca) were protected by the emperor. 33-50 million american indians pre-contact, 90% killed off by disease. Spanish invasions 1520"s, unite with american tribes seeking to rebel against the. Exemplified how american civ"s were not ignorant of the greater world around them. Factors that gave rise to american exploration/ settlement. European empires sought lands that were similar to those in the homeland that were overcrowded, already exposed to disease. European domesticated animals were easily transformed to match the climates of colonial nations. Chinese had no reason to expand their empire because they were the center of trae and intellectuals (isolationists) Arabs already had east africa, europe and asia for trade. Created a blockade to the only sea route to the indian ocean in order to control trade there (red sea)
