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Period: 1254 to 1324
Europe looks to the Atlantic
Europe was introduced to the Middle Eastern and Asian culture and products and spices through the Crusades and Marco Polo. -
Period: 1451 to
African slaves transported to the Americas
total number: 9.5 million -
Period: 1492 to
Disease
90% of Native Americans died due to disease.
some of the diseases are: typhus, influenza, measles,
chicken pox, whooping cough ,and malaria -
1502
Columbus
he made 4 voyages,
-the first one had 3 ships: Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
he was imprisoned by his own people
then he made his 4th and final "adventure" -
1519
Spanish conquest of the Americas
Hernan Cortez led the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs
-the Spanish were greeted with open arms into the capital city
- Cortez made Montezuma hand over his land and treasures and made him prisoner.
-when Montezuma was killed the Spanish were forced out of the city. -
1532
Pizarro and the Incas
Francisco Pizarro led the Spanish conquest of the Incas.
- the Europeans arrived at the end of the Incan civil war
- the Incan king refused to cooperate, the Spanish captured
the king and slaughtered the Incas
-the Europeans used Native American allies who were
enemies of the Inca
-the Spanish captured the Incan capital city -
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The far east
Japan
-At first, embraced Western culture until Christians began to convert the Japanese. Japan closed it’s doors to Europe and became isolated from the west for over 200 years. -
Comparisons
African slaves made up 90% of the population of the west indies.
-Death rate in Brazil was high and the birth rate low. Could not sustain slave population without imports from Africa North America: =Women shipped more commonly and the population grew on its own -
Impact of the triangular trade
England was the first country to outlaw the slave trade
-William Wilberforce: looked at the issue from a moral perspective instead of an economic one -
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Brazil was the last to outlaw slavery
