INTL 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Columbian Exchange, European Colonialism, Trans-Cultural Diffusion
10 Jun 2020
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Define it with major points (2 points) Significance in historical understanding and/or contemporary global society (2 points) Need to use reading content for at least 3 terms. Enabled the spaniards and portuguese to subjugate people ( significance ) Definition : exchange of plants, animals, and people from the old world to the new world. 1492: when columbus came it marked the beginning of european colonialism ( historical / significance ) Drove the first globalization and cultural diffusion relate it to planetary. The 3 c"s: colonialism commercial capitalism commodification of nature ( significance ) Can relate to silver/sugar economies bc commodified nature affected the environment and people. Advancements in not only agricultural production, education, and evolution of warfare, but increased mortality rates ( significance ) Hernan cortes conquest of aztecs ( historical / significance ) 80% of natives died off: diseases and native allies who were against those natives. This is the basis of modern slavery ( historical / significance )
