HIST 1400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Columbian Exchange, Atlantic World, Luxury Goods
30 Nov 2016
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Chapter 14: europe in the atlantic world 1550-1660. 16th century~ the atlantic ocean became an area of cultural and economic exchange. Europeans brought disease, gunpowder, divided christianity, tobacco, chocolate, sugar from america. There was an influx of silver from south africa. 11 million people from africa were brought to america as slaves to support the luxury good production. Social hierarchies were being created in both north and south america. Middle 16th century ~ the spanish and portuguese ventured into africa, the. English conquered everyone who did not cooperate. (cid:862)colu(cid:373)(cid:271)ia(cid:374) e(cid:454)(cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge(cid:863) (cid:449)as a (cid:373)o(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of people, pla(cid:374)ts, a(cid:374)i(cid:373)als a(cid:374)d disease: a fundamental turning point in human history and history of earths ecology. Ecosystems around the world were either changed or destroyed. 90% of the pre columbian population of america was killed by european disease. American potato became a staple of poor european diet. New centralization of imperial power in spain influenced by the aztecs in.
