GG102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cantino Planisphere, Intercropping, Caravel
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Gg102 class 6 history of the modern world-system. The world did not function as one yet. Instead, the world consisted of a # of regions that more or less existed independently of each other. Europe was insignificant in global terms: low ppl, sparse, infrastructure, primitive technology, unrefined culture (illiterate) Meanwhile, india, arabia, and china dominate their respective political, economic and cultural spheres also trade some goods, eg. spices. 1400s: europeans learned of existence of spices, wanted to obtain them: start of exploration. Ver(cid:455) attra(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e: lu(cid:454)ur(cid:455) (cid:858)(cid:272)urre(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455)(cid:859) (cid:894)s(cid:272)ar(cid:272)it(cid:455), pri(cid:272)e, la(cid:272)k of utilit(cid:455)(cid:895), (cid:272)o(cid:374)ferred status, lightweight, masked unwanted flavours, sanitized food. Wanted to find spices on their own get rid of middleman. Cannon, caravel (small but agile ship w/ cannons) 1494: portugal a(cid:374)d its ri(cid:448)al pai(cid:374) di(cid:448)ide the (cid:862)ne(cid:449) world(cid:863) speaks spanish b/c of line that divide s. america) Cantino planisphere of 1502 earliest map that sho(cid:449)s a(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a(cid:859)s (cid:894)i(cid:374)(cid:272)lude nfld(cid:895)
