AMH 2010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Unfree Labour, Beringia, Indentured Servant
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Agriculturalists, diet broadens-grubs and grass to squash corn. Mercantilism: 16th century europe, finite amount of human (slaves) and natural resources with a huge push towards stockpiling as many resources as possible so the enemy country can"t. France adopts absolutism as main political ideology, which is relying on themselves alone. Louis 14th gets rid of all of his cabinet and advisors because he is the absolute ruler. Other european countries search for resources with french stockpiling all the resources. Spanish send out west adventurers and settlers looking for a faster route to asia to get resources and supplies. Land trade more expensive than sea trade because of taxes, middlemen, tolls. Spanish travel by seas to asia in large numbers. Those who can"t go overseas will not be able to trade and explore because that"s the main form of transit at the time. Commercial sea routes to asia, elimination of middlemen is what led to hegemonic rise.
