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    Between the 1450‚ and 1550‚ as the Europeans infiltrated and dominated the Americas‚ this revolutionizing contact altered “the way of life” for the Native Americans. The Spanish empire imbibed the Native American culture and took them under their rule due to the Spaniards advanced weapons and technologies which overpowered the simple defense systems of the Americans. Although the Spaniards opened the American’s eyes to the potential of their lands‚ the Americans were put under slave trade and were

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    Chapter 17 The Economic Transformation of America 1877-1887 Industrialization • Foundations for Industrialization. • Unprecedented Growth of Businesses and Industry. • Industrial Revolution begins in England. • New Inventions spur growth Industrialization Changes Work • Factories would employ tens of thousands of workers. • • • • • Civil War results in dramatic growth of North Manufacturing materials for warfare. Factories built to furnish supplies for war Existing factories

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    are: material life‚ economic life‚ and capitalism. Material life‚ he says‚ sets “the limits of the possible”. Material life means the routines of daily work‚ the everyday tasks that we perform so that we can sustain ourselves. It covers the means by which we travel to work‚ the efforts we perform there‚ the products we make in use‚ etc. Without including knowing how material life has changed‚ we would not be able to understand the economic transformation of America. Economic life mainly encompasses

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    The Trans-Atlantic Trade System refers to all of the trade done between EuropeAfrica‚ and the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean. Sugar‚ slaves‚ and spirits fueled the entire triangular trade. Slaves were exchanged from Africa for rum‚ rum was produced as a byproduct of sugar‚ sugar was grown by slaves in the Americas‚ and Europe developed manufactured goods to aid the production of sugar. All three continents and their exports fit together to form the Trans-Atlantic Trade System. Plantation systems

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    Transformation of the Western Civilization” “Examination Final” By Reinaldo Gutierrez Early Western History HIST 1090 – EV1 Professor Vincent L. Toscano December 6th‚ 2011 In a period about 250 years‚ the western civilization experiment a series of changes that will shift the medieval world of the 1400 to a brand new modern era by the mid-1600‚ all aspect of the medieval civilization suffer a notorious changes and transformation

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    What is The Atlantic World? In order to truly understand what the Atlantic World is‚ one must first be informed of its history. Throughout the course of the time period between the 1500’s and the 1800’s‚ the Atlantic Ocean was used in ways that completely shaped its past. It was no longer to be simply seen as a large body of water‚ but instead as a passageway that connected various groups of people. From European Vikings to fishermen‚ the Ocean was covered with countless clusters of nations whom

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    Social classes fits into the thematic learning objective Development and Transformation of Social Structures (SOC) because all areas of the world in 1450-1750 were functioning under some kind of social or economic class. In the west‚ there were more opportunities for jobs. Southern and Eastern Asia also saw a continuation in the Caste System and the scholarly dominance. Social hierarchies and identities changed The Spanish conquest of the New World and establishment of profitable colonies led to

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    COLONIAL PERIOD - 1750 Did mercantilism and economic exchange do more to bind or divide GB and Colonies? Mercantilism and economic exchange between Great Britain and the American colonies gradually created a wedge between them. This wedge was not built by just one act‚ but several over many years. These acts would confine and restrict the colonists in many ways and eventually these restrictions‚ paired with the Enlightenment would lead the colonists closer to emancipation from Britain. In

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    Sikhism‚ and Greek rationalism __D__ 2. In Western Europe from 1000 to 1300‚ power was divided among A) lords‚ vassals‚ and serfs. B) princes‚ warriors‚ and farmers. C) the pope‚ royal officials‚ and scholars. D) kings‚ nobles‚ and church leaders. __D__ 3. What initiated the division within Islam between the Sunnis and Shias? A) Fear that Muslims in conquered lands were “going native” and abandoning Islamic teachings B) The imam Ali’s new revelation and elaboration of the teachings

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    to Native North America‚ 4/e Sutton ©2012 / ISBN: 9780205121564 Chapter begins on next page > PLEASE NOTE: This sample chapter was prepared in advance of book publication. Additional changes may appear in the published book. To request an examination copy or for additional information‚ please visit us at www.pearsonhighered.com or contact your Pearson representative at www.pearsonhighered.com/replocator. 1 Introduction In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus sailed west from Spain‚ looking

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