Indian Givers

Indians made a huge contribution to our modern culture and life, including economic, social, political, and environmental fields. Jack Weatherford in his book Indian Givers stated, that Indians who lived on the lands of Americas were very wise men, and they have taught the people from all over the world many useful things in many fields like industry and agriculture, food and culinary, economy and medicine. It is very important for people who live now to understand this and to be grateful for everything that we have. Lends of Americas were rich and fertile, and Native Americans had a plenty knowledge in various areas. First of all, Europeans craved to increase their funds of gold and silver. American gold used for decoration churches, buildings and palaces; thanks to the American gold Europe had baroque. However, using silver was more wide and deep. Silver mines of Potosi irretrievably changed the economic system of Europe. Europe never before had such a many silver coins in circulation, production increased and people could buy more goods, and began to accumulate their own capital. Silver has become more practical; with so much money the old system was transformed to the new economic system.
At the same time the fur trade was started, there was a huge amount of fur that even middle class can afford it. The fur trade was highly organized and it has led to the standardization of goods, work and laborers. It was the beginning of modern corporations; the discovery of America started the trade revolution, and this revolution needs more and more working class. So, slavery market was huge, thereby the population of Africa was dramatically decreased. The famous political philosopher Karl Marx said, that the Indian gold and silver started the new epoch of capitalistic production.
Another very important field is agriculture, food, and culinary. The most famous products that have given to the Europe were potatoes and tomatoes. Farmers discovered that potatoes