age of exploration
Summer Hensley
16 September 2014
World History
Cromwell
Age of Exploration During the Age of Exploration in 1400-1700, European explorer discovered new lands. The reason why explorers travel were God, gold, and glory.Europeans believed they were going to Asia for the spice trade, but actually discovered The New World . From the discovery of The New World, two cultures collided.People debated about whether or not European explorers should still be glorified to society. The effect of exploration were both positive and negative. EUROPEAN EXPLORERS SHOULD NOT BE CELEBRATED because of the treatment they gave to the Native Americans, and the way diseases destroyed culture .
Explorers shouldn't be celebrated firstly because the way they treated the Native Americans. The Europeans saw themselves as a far more advanced and civilized culture so when they came, to what would one day be known as America, they saw people who ran around with little clothing and did not have carriages or even saddles for their horses. The Europeans treated the Native Americans with disrespect .In Document 10 Bartolome De Las Casas stated that when the Europeans came they started killing innocent Native Americans they even made bets to each other about splitting a man in half with one swing of a sword or pike , who could cut off his head ,and/or spill out his guts.This is how they torchered the natives. They also help with the destruction of culture .
Explorers shouldn't be celebrated secondly because of the destruction of culture. When Europeans came to the new world they brought many diseases. The diseases brought to this continent by the Europeans included bubonic plague, chicken pox, pneumonic plague, cholera, diphtheria, influenza, measles, scarlet fever, smallpox, typhus, tuberculosis, and whooping cough. The diseases introduced in the Americas by the Europeans were crowd diseases: that is, individuals who have once contracted the disease and survived become immune to the
16 September 2014
World History
Cromwell
Age of Exploration During the Age of Exploration in 1400-1700, European explorer discovered new lands. The reason why explorers travel were God, gold, and glory.Europeans believed they were going to Asia for the spice trade, but actually discovered The New World . From the discovery of The New World, two cultures collided.People debated about whether or not European explorers should still be glorified to society. The effect of exploration were both positive and negative. EUROPEAN EXPLORERS SHOULD NOT BE CELEBRATED because of the treatment they gave to the Native Americans, and the way diseases destroyed culture .
Explorers shouldn't be celebrated firstly because the way they treated the Native Americans. The Europeans saw themselves as a far more advanced and civilized culture so when they came, to what would one day be known as America, they saw people who ran around with little clothing and did not have carriages or even saddles for their horses. The Europeans treated the Native Americans with disrespect .In Document 10 Bartolome De Las Casas stated that when the Europeans came they started killing innocent Native Americans they even made bets to each other about splitting a man in half with one swing of a sword or pike , who could cut off his head ,and/or spill out his guts.This is how they torchered the natives. They also help with the destruction of culture .
Explorers shouldn't be celebrated secondly because of the destruction of culture. When Europeans came to the new world they brought many diseases. The diseases brought to this continent by the Europeans included bubonic plague, chicken pox, pneumonic plague, cholera, diphtheria, influenza, measles, scarlet fever, smallpox, typhus, tuberculosis, and whooping cough. The diseases introduced in the Americas by the Europeans were crowd diseases: that is, individuals who have once contracted the disease and survived become immune to the