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black plague origins 1340s -1350s

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transmitted by rats, fleas and contact
trading ports
thought to be from crimean penninsula/somewhere in eurasia

climate change and little icea age weakend europe- killed crops and faminine

mongols contirbuted to spread through their widespread conquest

sprad in europe, asia med and black sea

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nature of disease

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high fatality
ubran flocked to rural countryside

rural flocked to cities for worka nd food

2 diff responses to plaque, religious optomistic or sad

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global impact of plague

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china - declining pop worked against mongol control - also trying not to get invovled in oversee trade

middle east - limited migration more dependent on forign trade for goods bc of labor shortage

europe
scapgoating , depopulation of countryside , prioritize private prop over church
jews mistreated- antisemeticism

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global global impact of plague

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old world system : collapse of the eurasian silk road trade route

long distance trade was less desirable

revivide when new routes sought
med trade decline

other impacts
collapse of feudalism , portugese exploation, weakend states

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little ice age

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disruptive climate
led to witch hunts

demographic pressure and food scarcity and bad weakther and weak gov

global cooling

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little ice age impact world

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africa- drought
americas - drought, stunt plants, religion
asia - imperial destablization of the manchu
ottoman empire- drought less crops and bandit groups
europe - crop failure, disease, famine

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rise of mongols 1206 and 1368

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united nomadic clans - ghenghis khan

descendents conquered even more territory

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mongol conquest

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sophisticated military tech - seige warefare
brutal conquest - surrender and submit to mongols
urbanization
- cities

limited - when died campign stopped, deli resisted
split territory among khans descendents

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mongols and globaliattion

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massive land trade route across asia
pox mongolica- mongol peace stability and predictablity

organized travel
expansive administration and rigid social hierarchy

valued the arts and sciences and tolerent of diff customs and traiditons
development of cities in asia
trig and astronomy
edpansion and institutionalization of islam

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mongol decline

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black death
fighting foreign armies esp china and defeated by ming

ingihting, factionalism and division

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ibn khaldun 13c

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traveled throughout muslim world

father of social sciences
history, econ, socialogy

group feeling/consiousness

dynastic cycles, and cyclical history

arab social scientist

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timur and timurid dynasty 15 - 16c

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timur - turkic and mongol
married into genghis khan fam

conquered samarkand
through parts of fractured mongol territory
brutal conqueror

attack growing muslim powers

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timurid renaissance 14-17

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art and architecture

blended chinese and persian traidtions
domes and painted frescoes

science
decimla notation, calculations, astronomy as seperate field
planetary models and evidence of earths rotation

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collapse and legasies of the timurid dynasty 17

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collapse:
conflict of succession
emprie fractured

legacies
continue dtrade on old world systm
timurid renaissance -fueld by global political and econ

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precolonial africa

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many diff ethnic groups, religion, lang, culture

common themes - good trade netweorks, expansionist kingdoms with strong states
region revialries

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mali 14c

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largest and richest african state
muslim empire

MANSA MUSA under him reached its peak
spread and importance of islam + urbanization

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timbuktu

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became regional hub of islamic culture and intellectual life under mansa

peak under mali rule 13-14c

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decline of mali

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rebellions from people under mali rule
devaluation of gold
military defeats by other major african powers

ex. Songhay

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benin

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nigeria
expanded through conquest
decentralized system of vassals
not muslim

regional trade and w portugese

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ethiopia

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christian kindom - 1270
expansion through conquest

strong centralized state- aimed at spread christianity

part of red sea trade

welcomed christian europeans

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east africa and indian ocean trade

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city states along africas east coast

linking african inland to middle east, indian ocean, china

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pre colonial americas

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incas and aztecs
political, cultural, ecological, language diversity

empires emerge by subduing neighbors, marriage alliences, conquest, tributes

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aztecs

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most populous american empire
mexico central america
military focus
center for regional trade-robust marketplace

imperial expansion 1430 - military successes
tribute and humiliation over assimilation

aztec religion= constant war

social classes , elites, merchants, etc

gender roles = women high

weakness in agriculture tech
lots of enemies
no shared identity of conquered ppl

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incas

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expansive empire
architecture that deals w geographic terrain

imperial expansion
large troops
surrenderor annhialation
adopted local dieties of conquered ppl into religion

improtant social class
human sacrifice
comp gender roles

wewakness- poorly organized succession
ethnic diversity resentment regionalism

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renaissance timeline 14c -17 c
rise of european universities and scholasticism end of some inter european conflicts revival of greco roman phil, literature and art in 14th c florence
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European renaissance - urban architecture
cathedrals transofrmation of urban space - organizing social piazzas new social spaces (town squares) new political ideas and orders
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european renaissance - art
biblical subjects, greco roman mythology and everyday scences realistic, perspective and emotion oil paintings pushing to commision art large collections of art
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european renaissance - humanism
ancient greco roman traditions grammar rhetoric poetry history ethics greek/latin human reason and achievement while also nodding to the divine
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european renaissance - science, music literature
scientific rev medicine and bio da vinci advances from islamic secular music w religious themes vernacular language
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commercial and global aspects w renaissance
global consumption shift away from older christian ethics of frugality and ascetiscm islamic craftsmanship surpassed european goods but reversed in 1450 w renaissance and advance
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medicis family
renaissance immigrants to florence BANKING FAMILY informal power got more influence popes sharp decline in 17th c
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printing revolution
buisness movabale type printing, china, korea, scibes for the mongols gutenberg rev edu and lit
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legacies of italian revolution
***humanism** - humans at center- giving meaning to **self consumer culture** and want g**lobal goods** **protestant reformation,** scientific revolution, etc
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china and portugal in the indian ocean chronological
- indian ocean trade between east africa, middle east and west indian coast -chinese explore w admiral zheng he -portugese begin exploring west africa 1440s 1497 vasco da gama rounds sourth tip of africa 1505 portugese sieze port cities in africa and indian ocean (lots of trade in indian ocean, zheng he picks up chinese exploration, portugese pic up exploration, round southern tip, seize ports of africa)
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middle east and horn of africa
arab traders big in indian ocean port cities of yemen was a good stoping point, ethiopian cities
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fall of constantinople (middle east by the med)
eastern roman empire/byzantine empire since 4th c byzatnine had been in decline since 13c bc of religious tension, taxes ottomans emerge and begin slowly taking bysantine territory
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why did ottomans want byzantine
byzantine leaders undermined the ottomans efforts of catholic orthodox unity -bosphorous straits access constantinople was in the heart of ottoman territory "white whale"/red apple - was going after constantinople for a while securing sultan Mehmed's rule
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ottoman seige
B was supported by western europe but lost theodosian walls massive canons and gun powder ottomans had gun powder early
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changes to the city and the ottoman empire
constantinope was repurposed into islamic capital city repop city heterogenous empire big trade
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fall of constantinople : greek refugees
revival of helenistic ideas in western rueope interest in greek philosophy and lit in western europe seige of vienna huge number of non muslims
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fall of andalusia
iberian penninsula islamic dynasties -science and philosophy flourished elaborate art and architecture coexist of religions undermined by reconquista battle of las navas de toloa antisemitism spanish inquisition - enforce catholic orthodoz converting others to avoid persecution ferdinand and isabella gattle of granada successions, spain powerful and gun powder treaty- allowed mustlims to practice religion e=
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expulsion of jews and muslims from spain
treaty of granada gurantees for msulims ignored expelled from spain 1609 ended religious diversity in spain led to exilic traiditons
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andalusia and the americas
became new base of spanish power - for oversees exploration too ex. columbus
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takeaways from constantinople and reonquistadoor
migration and growth of heterogenous empires require states to mange socail diff migration, shapes world history in profound and sometimes unexpected ways
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The swahili coast
many city state and kingdoms along east africa many muslim
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indian subcontinent and the Malabar coast
west indian state gujarat- home to hindus and msulim merchants who made goods for trade moneyleanders= bankers
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southeast asia and malaxxa/melaka
malacca strait benefitted from strategic alliances hub for trade linking china and southeast asia and indian ocean
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indian ocean trade
-spieces from southeast asia -horses from arabia manufacturing goods and textiles slaves gold, ivoory grains and dyes yemen manufactured goods from gujarat and calicut
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impacts w indian ocean trade
dhows - ships wealthy merchant calss spread of islam 0 conversion and assimilation some slavery
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chinese exploration
to trade or not to trade kublai khan -song dynasty pursued indian ocean trade ming emperor defeated mongols yongle wanted to show authority in southeast 11403 fleet of ships yongle was servant and friend of zheng he zheng he voyages to make ties
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china withdraws from trade
emperor yingzong --> 1435
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european exploration motivation
urbanization, economic and social reasons, struggle for control over med, curiosity, missionary zeal
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the portugese in trade
navigational technologies gunpowder and weapon manufacturing ship building down w africa - make model empires - cold coast and kingdom of benin --> then round tip of africa king manual declares himself lord of conquest naviation and commerce of --- * new indian power in indian ocean
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portugese legacies in indian ocean and empire
-sought to est trading monopoly -bc chinese tributary collapsed portugal was archipelago wealth -scrambled local power dynamics but -difficult to administer and police coral reefs can fully monopolize indian ocean trade
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gunpowder empires
-- powerful muslim empires in eurasia 16c most dom alt to the ruopean imperial model =ottomans savavids and mughals
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key characteristics of gunpowder empires
muslim gunpowder weapons strong political institution cultural florishing cities - and agarian pops
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babur and mughal empire
babur came out of the mongol and timurid empires conquered others like samarkand after baburs - son Akbar expanded the empire managed diverse pops had ties to local laders good admin and military relgigous tolerance STRONG EMPIRE
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mughal empire legacies and contributions
advanced staus of women expanded indian ocean trade culture urbanization arts and sciences
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safavids empire
came from sufi grew more militant 1500s conquered surrounding territories including west iran capital in tabriz wanted to convery predominatly sunni pop into shi ism - diff from ottomans and mongols
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safavid leadership
strong centralized military - effective admin - architectural- city of trade place of transit building on persian traidtions
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safavid ottoman rivalry
religious differences ottoman stopped safavid advances borderlands treat of zuhab set boundaries
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ottomans 1300s
rose as other empires declines like byzantine gunpowder weapons system of land management distinct fighting force
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ottoman conquest
mehmed and constantinople demographic changes governed a vast, multiethnic, multi religious predominantly agarian pop suleiman the magnificent pressed into europe clashed w some europeans in med sea but also developed some alliances
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ottoman culture
calligraphy sciences arts ottoman cafes and meddahs architecture - symmerty and large domes
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ottoman trade
merchants in large cosmopolitan cities no sig overseas expanson or oceanic trade
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gunpowder vs european model
gunpowder- expansion focused on land aquisiion conquered and integrated people less itnerest in conversion little interest in oceanic voyages european model expansion focused on market and resources little desire to integrate ppl wanted ppl to convert robust transoceanic navies made joint stock companies
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gunpowder vs european model commonalities
predominantly agarian gunpowder weapons absolute rule soverighty and new forms of state craft
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aztec conquest
1511 spaniards conqure cuba (by cortes) -supposed to explore mexico but cortes defies orders and seeks to conquer enter tenochtitlan arrest moctezuma who eventually dies spanish are expelled from tenochtitlan 1521 - spanish reconquer mexico
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conquest of the americas 15th c
portugese prince henry goes farther down w africa coast slave plantations emerge aztec and incas created vast expansionist empires ferdinand and isabelle conquer muslim spain columbus 1492 treaty of tordesillas 1494 - est portugese and spains land conquering rules realize arrival on continent not indies
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conquering of aztecs incas and brazil
cortes _spanish 1521 conquers the aztecs pizarro - spanish conquest of incas in 1534 1534 portugese colonize brazil mapuche resist in chile limited exploration in north america
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conquest in asia
1522 ferdinand magellan circumnavigate the globe spanish return to cebu and est new colony, new cap manilla
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new imperial model aka justifications
based on international legal claims "legal" and religious basis for empires subjecthood complicated emphasis on resource extraction - spanish -take gold and silver -portugese - take brazilwood and sugar cane encomiedna system based on forced labor limited reforms relied on migration intial settlements were small outposts- eventually settler colonialism
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globalizing christianity
16c three models conquest, trade, setller colonialsm
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globalizing christianity trade (west africa)
missionaries travel w european trader - converting to catholicism nkuwu and son alfonso in kingdom of kongo facilitated trade, including burgeoning atllantic slave trade
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gloalizing christiantiy trade (south asia and china)
catholic missonary efforts expanded w founding of jesuits in 1534 by ignatius of loyola unsucessful in the indian ocean but some in goa francis xavier focused on slaves and people from lower castes mixed resutls in china and japan
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globalizing chrisitianity conquest + in philipines
crusader mentality - think ferdinand and isabella proselytization was tied to colonial conquest some indigenous ppl converted by own will but many did not in phillipines - v successful christianizing spanish conquistadors arrived 1565 and manila became an capital in 1571 spanish priests arrived and learned tagalog
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concluding thoughts about christianity
global spread of christiantiy = early effort to homogenize world and idealogically religious conversion is complex and some older practices and traditions endre
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the columbian exchane
not just exchange of goods beginning of homogenizing the globe ecological imperialism - european diseases, plants and animals spreading and displacing people
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columbian exchange and plants
columbis brought ships of seeds european colonists had to embrace american staple crops some crops introduced and became lucrative plantation industries ex. sugar cane also bring invasive species
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columbian exchange animals and pople
domesticated animals in americas - pre columbus bring horses, pigs, dogs, lots of breeding animals gave conquistadors advantage cattle overgraze and destroy native crops
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columbian exchange disease
deadly pathogens to native amiercans - no resistance to small pox small pox wiped out half of taino population biological exchange benefited europeans
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homogenocene
earths ecology became more homogenous after 1492 less ecological diversity between hemispheres global availability to goods
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settler colonialism
establishing sovereignty through mass migration of ppl displacement of indigenous discourses of wilderness and development - theological or civilizational comp expanding authorty and influence of core countries
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spanish and portugese colonialism
spanish reconquista - muslims driven into moreias atlantic islands spanish canary islands - treaty of alcacovas settler enterprises underwritten by wealthy/powerful groups, sponsored by the crown
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irealnd colonialism
britain sent settlers in 12c and 16/17c rebellions were crushed and english plantations built on rebel lands Desmond rebellion 1583 ulster resistance to the Tudors irish catholics continue to suffer defeat battle of boyne english strats to contorl irelnds
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collonialism in the americas (n america northeast)
fisheries and trading posts Newfoundland - beothuk people maine/acadia settled by britain and french small enclaves of homes
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colonialism north america british new england
plymouth bay and mass bay emerge for religious reasons rapid expansion of settler pop got land throuhg war or purchase/negotiate expense of native mass and indigenous ppls
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colonialims north america general
britain and french settler colonialism intensified 1740s military and conflict w native pops proclamation of 1763 - restricted expansion west of appalachian mts sometimes tension between settlers and colonially sanctioned govs (bacons rebellion) -between colonists and gov that led to more slave labor
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collonialism in new spain
tension between spanish crown and settlers new spain mexico city was captial of new spain emphasis on catholicism pop inlcuded indigenous ppls, spanish and protugese and africans spanish born ppl were minority
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colonialism in southern africa
19c extremely violent europeans settling in souther africa 1652 facilitated dutch trade from europe to asia trade w native was inadequate expansion came at expense ov eppl like khoekhoe ppl 18c cape colony governed by britain
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colonnialism eurasia, russia
russian expansion of eastern settlements undercut serfdom and provided haven for starovertsky - old believes russian settlements in asia devestated native pops new opps after defeating crimean khanate in 1772
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examples in early modern world: other mostly later
portugese angola - white colonost settle in 1576 - limited expansion till 19c australia arthur philip in new south wales many similarities but no singular model
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recent examples of settler colonialism
french algeria liberia american west alaska kenya namibia ethiopia israiel- palestine
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misconceptions abt colonialism
An empire simply moving some of its people elsewhere Empires and settlers are usually on the same page Often tension Settler colonists are all rapacious and unsympathetic Moving for other reasons like french fleeing violence in france How can there be settler colonialism if there are still indigenous peoples Settler colonialism is just in the past Legacies
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legacies of settler colonialism
Settler colonialism brought new areas into the emerging world system of nation- states and global capitalism  Large-scale migration of peoples; displacement of indigenous peoples  Sovereignty can be complex  Violent aspect of globalization
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colonialism legacies for settlers and natives
Annihilation, marginalization, or ghettoization of Indigenous Peoples Large-scale Expulsion of Settlers Hybridity (settlers and indigenous people remain)
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african slave trade: origins
trans saharan slavery since 10c older african models were diff than chattel slavery - concept of propery in african kingdoms plantations were rare soldiers servants construction workers more of a status symbol
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slave trade in west africa
small powerful african polities slavery gov by legal structures kingdom of dahomey relied on slave trade w europeans
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slave trade in bantu state
zimbabwe and bantu states linked swahili ports w atlantic ports fought for control of gold and trade routes lunda territorial expansion facilitated capture and trade of slaves - merchant warior class in congo
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slave trade -european
portugese pursued raids to est colonies then did shipboard trade and factory trade - enslave ppl and take to camps/ships colony og angola 1575
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slave trade in american context
europeans enslaved indigenous people s -disease lregal reform and restrictions on the encomienda = couldnt on natives fewer qualms about africans
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catching slaves
portugese angola purchased from african sellers warfare banditry judicial decisions lots of time left to african kingdom to decide
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scope of atlantic slave trade
largest forced migration in history high mortality rates most from west africa majority men for sugar plantations in brazil and carribean n america eventually slave populations were self sustaining enslaved africans outnumbered europeans in americas for long time peak in 18c
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transportation - middle passage
overcrowded unsanitary -poor conditions 2-3 months from central west africa to caribbean dehumanizing diminished indigenous african lanugages hybrdi african diasporic culture
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economic drives and plantations
max profits in extractive industries - rise in global comodities -recover raw materials and turn into products plantations were big factor early models in canary islands and sao tome brazils sugar planations 1530-1888 barbados was extremely violent
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plantaion system
slave labor force continued migration large scale capitalist enterprises semi feudal relied on foriegn trade colonial societies
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resistance
slow work and sabotage maroon communities -slaves ran away and statrted own communities btoh a product of globe and resistance armed resistance - jolofs in new spain revolts in barbadoes US virgin islands , jamaica, haiti tacky's rebellion in jamaica - slave revolt and takcy had military training
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concluding thoughts
glbalization is often violent stolen labor built several american coutnries including the US transfering wealth to colonial metroples depopualted and underdeveloped africa undermined indigenous african cultures while forging new hybdrid cultural identities profound moral dilemmas for western liberalism