AMH 2010 Chapter Notes -Mercantilism, Columbian Exchange, Mi Casa
3 Sep 2013
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Age of exploration: contacts of european with other cultures. Changed the history of 4 continents: n. america, s. america, Native americans not primitive: religion is very central to their lives not christianity (pagan?, educational/public buildings, agricultural evolution, calendar system. Europeans: religion central to their lives different religions. Columbian exchange: transfer of crops and resources between different cultures: old world to new world, apworldhistory2012- Changes in the european world that allowed for expeditions: sails, printing press, iron metallurgy. Portuguese attempt to get to india by traveling around africa: wanted spices to help preserve food. Ottomans/turks started to gain control over eastern europe. Before age of exploration a third of europe"s population wiped out by. Black plague: huge population increase afterwards, made it harder to feed their communities. God cleared the land for europeans: ethnocentric thinking, europeans given mission by god, native americans dying en masse led europeans to self-entitlement.
