HIST 3420 Lecture 2: Early Empire and Internal Colonialism
1 Oct 2016
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Before the vikings, empires generally consisted of proximate territories. Vikings, with their long ships that enabled them to sail against the wind as far as north america, Russia, and the eastern mediterranean, not only raiding but also founding colonies. From the 1400s, french, portuguese, basque, and later english fishermen came to. No permanent settlement, but occasional contact with the natives. Early 16th century europeans built quick, agile, ocean-going vessels using navigational aids. Laid claim to the new world with contempt for indigenous cultural and spiritual practices. Leaders in the modern exploration in the atlantic. Won the race to asia around africa. Fortified trading posts on the cost of africa: and atlantic. As many as 150,000 portuguese stationed abroad in the early years of empire. Subject to disease in low-lying coastal locations. First european transoceanic land empire established with the conquest of the aztec and the inca. Stretches from south america through southwestern us. 250,000 spanish arrived in the 16th century.
