HIS263Y1 Lecture : we lived here since the world began
Document Summary
World, focuses on the early modern period (1500-1800) new worlds (the viking age, early european explorations) Beothuk; mi"kmaq: 19th century the beothuk ceased to exist, temporary cooling, impossible to substain agriculture, 1450: norse voyages to vinland had come to an end, european powers (spain, france, portugal and england) would replace the scandinavians. Factors: competition between imperial powers; commerce (trade, mid-16th century, Europeans could find a westerly route known as the indies); christianity (spurs european powers to gain more power) Giovanni caboto (john cabot): henry vii enlist him to participate in one of these voyages, 1497 finds territory that would be called newfoundland. Grand banks: unusually shallow, aquatic life, eastern newfoundland, the first big business of north america, fish traders would cross the atlantic ocean from europe, especially. England, french to become the dominant european power, had twice the population of. Portugal and spain put together, 6 times the population of england.
