HIST 1377 Lecture 2: HIST 1376/1377 -- Old Worlds
Document Summary
These old worlds laid a foundation for development of how colonization unfolded, shaped society of the age revolution: emergence of independence, as well as the. The americas had a tremendous amount of diversity. Aztecs have a sophisticated scale of size and diversity. Plains people mainly established living on trade and hunting (nomadic people) The map shows a huge place that many people tend to forget, of the continental vast, and complex scale. Pan-african identity emerged during the colonial period: sophisticated, busy place full of trade networks, variety of people, contained several religions, kingdoms, languages, and conflicts. Portuguese began setting up shop, and trading depots: later became slave factories. Europeans don"t conquer africa due to lack of military and unable to fight off the. African diseases: they instead collaborated with local rulers for goods, gold, metal, cotton, and slaves. Religious conflicts, both internal and external conflicts, shaped colonization for modern europe. Crusades: attempted to establish catholic temples.
