POL301Y1 Lecture 3: POL301-Lecture 3.docx
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Pol301 lecture notes may 21, 2013: rise of europe and imperialism, 1492: two major development. The discovery of america by c. columbus followed by population motivated by three gs (gold, god, glory) Europe and africa: 1497: vasca da gama (portuguese) arrived on the west coast of africa. Needed slaves to cultivate land in america"s after the indigeneous people in americas died from diseases. Africans could adapt to america"s climate because all tropical: european renaissance & enlightenment. Explosion of intellectual, scientific, artistic achievements, political ideas and change. Movement for freedom, reasoning, justice and liberty, equality: late 18th century. Industrial revolution when modern economic growth took off with 15% growth each decade. By late 19th euro offshoots" wealth much higher than non-european world. Slave trade: spice trade; precious metals; exotic goods. Footholds established: contemporary western society established, becomes dominant society with science and technology, slave trade, end of the 15th century. Arabs and europeans had influence in africa.
