Hemisphere each had a lot to offer (document 2) and through the many trade routes that were made through the European sea trade (document 5)‚ a lot of goods were now being exchanged. So a variety of lands now had different food‚ animals‚ metals‚ and diseases. In this new modern world‚ changes began to happen in different areas; lands were now being exposed to different resources unlike what they were used to because of the different goods and resources they were receiving. Another change that occurred
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“Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚” by Jared Diamond is without a doubt a very interesting read that gives you a different perspective about history. The main thesis of the book involves Diamond trying to answer Yali’s question “Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea‚ but we black people had little cargo of our own?” Diamond is able to answer Yali’s question with the title of the book guns‚ germs‚ and steel. He believed that these three factors are the main reasons
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over his citizens. This allowed the citizens to feel as if they were contributing to government‚ and also allow the emperor to maintain control over his empire. Both societies also created more centralized governments by developing vast expanses of roads to promote trade‚ as well as levying taxes to stimulate economic prosperity. Han China and Imperial Rome also sought to expand the borders of their empires through imperial expansion. Han China invaded territories such as Korea and Vietnam and enjoyed
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significant achievement out of the other achievements. Secondly‚ another achievement Venice had was to transform its society. The success of its maritime trade‚ mostly due to the possession of islands leading to a great maritime empire‚ led Venice to the road of wealth and recognition. Foreign traders were thus attracted to conduct trade in Venice‚ and some eventually settle down in Venice. Venice faced severe labour shortage due to its inability to attract foreign talents‚ which was then further aggravated
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and Northern India; they prospered by moving the crops to these lands. Trade generated prosperity in Greek by the early thirteenth century. Both civilizations were not exempt to maritime trade. The Persians had vast routes of trade‚ such as the royal road. Greece also grew in colonization‚ by growing in population. The Persians government was very stable. It was under the rule of Emperor Darius that Persia finally became unified at 522 B.C.E. The government of Persia and Greece was the foundation
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crammed together below the deck. There was hardly any sitting room or standing room. The slaves even have fresh air. The air was so stifling that some suffocated to death. Others tried to starve themselves to death or jump over board. Most died from diseases. When the slaves reached the Americas they were auctioned off. Many families were broken up and never seen again. I hope you have a better understanding of the Triangular
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According to archaeologist in order to be defined as a civilization certain criteria must be met. Early archaeologists believed in order to be considered a civilization a society must have cultural superiority‚ which meant they must have the ability to read and write. If this was the sole criteria used to judge if a society was labeled a civilization‚ then you could say the Inca of South America‚ who constructed cities on top of mountains and had a complex system of irrigation canals‚ were not
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later. But several wives and countries later he was indecisive about weather to return to Morocco or continue his travels‚ he chose the latter and In the end he traveled to about 40 countries in total. His ex-wives have said that Battuta caught a few diseases. He traveled for twenty-nine years before he went home‚ just to discover that his whole family had died. he than returned to traveling throughout Spain and west Africa‚ since he had no one to share his
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Trade Triangle Trade Route - the main route for trade Introduction This informational essay talks about Background Information‚ New England Colonies Trade‚ Southern Colonies Trade and Middle Colonies Trade. Background Information Before you learn all about the three colonies trade‚ you are going to need to know some background information first. The definition of triangle trade according to Wikipedia is: “Triangle trade is a historical term indicating trade among three ports or regions
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While the Indian Ocean and Silk Road were different as trade networks with respect to the spread of Religion and the process of travel‚ they were similar in terms of the spread of disease through trade. The Indian Ocean and Silk Road as trade networks were different in terms of the spread of Religion. Along the Indian Ocean trade network‚ Islam was spread. This happened through Indian merchants who brought Brahmin priests‚ Arab merchants who brought Muslim scholars and Christian merchants who
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