HUMAN 1C Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Wilhelm Bleek, Anders Sparrman, Ethnography
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Power of gun powder weaponry vs spears and arrows. Power of ideas: private property, it excluded khoisan from natural resources. Power of race: superiority over one group over another. Natural history collection of s. africa: plants animals. History of european expansion in atlantic and indian ocean. Technological limitation and fine costs limited the explorers to sail far distances. Built an interior skeleton and then a hull for a sturdier ship. It bore heavier cargo, less leaks, and easier repair. Since there were stronger hulls, ships were able to add more sails. Improved navigation (new maps) allowed opportunities for european sailors. S. africa was a particular interest to botanists because of the variety of plant. Went to the cape to work as a tutor. People were rarely the main focus on his work. differs from kolb, who looks at the african community. Bleek to come to s. africa to help compile a zulu grammar.
