GG102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cultural Relativism, Columbian Exchange, Thermostat
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What we see as part of nature and what we exclude from our definition of nature is very much culturally influenced. It is an idea that: lomoar cpsd| 5490467. The judeo-christian perspective states that god created nature and placed humanity in charge of it. The master interpretation argues that humans were created as masters of nature. The stewardship interpretation argues that humans were created as guardians of nature. The citizenship interpretation suggests that humans are just another part of nature. Early humans had the (limited) capacity to change the environment to their advantage, and that they made frequent use of that capacity. All of those were not present before the european conquest: there were long-distance exchanges before the columbian exchange between the old and new worlds. For example, the polynesian settlers that came from. Hawaiitonewzealandinthe10thcenturyc. e. broughtwiththemrats: prior to european domination the indigenous population had considerable impact on the environment.
