increased conflict between Christians and Islamic countries. 1450 AD Islam winning by defeating Constantinople 1554 and expand into northern Africa and india. 3.4. Econ connected with international econ 3.5.1. West Africa - silent carter trade route 3.5.2. Middle east and north eastern - levant route 3.5.3. Constantinople and Asia - Alexandrian 3.5.4. Ottoman empire slowly closed these routes 3.5. *Renaissance led states into quest for modern knowledge
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societies involved. During the postclassical period‚ contacts increased and were more significant. Missionary religions—Buddhism and Islam—and trade influenced important changes. The new world relationships after 1450 spelled a new period of world history. The Americas and other world areas were joined to the world network‚ while older regions had increased contacts. Trade became so significant that new relationships emerged among societies and prompted reconsideration of existing political and cultural traditions
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nations that constitute the Senegambia region today are the republics of Senegal and Gambia. The land of the region is a terrain‚ commonly low‚ rolling plains that become foothills in southeast. It’s in Western Africa where it borders the North Atlantic Ocean‚ between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania. The Gambia is almost an enclave of Senegal. The climate is tropical so it is hot and humid. The topography is dominated by the Senegal and the Gambia River. Major rivers are the Senegal River‚ Saloum
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music in the Caribbean; Identify and list some of the common African influences/features found in Caribbean folk and popular music. African music: music of the music of the Africa diaspora was refined and developed during the period of slavery. Slaves did not have easy access to instruments‚ so vocal work to on new significance. Through chants and work songs people of African descent preserved elements of their African heritage while inventing new genres of music. The culmination of this great
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“Captives who survived evacuation from their interior points of capture experienced a new set of psychological and physical trauma at the coasts‚ where they saw the sea‚ huge slave ships‚ and white people for the first time.” (Robertson) It is estimated that between 9 to 11 million people died before the voyages to the Americas (“How Many People Were Taken From Africa?”). The Africans had to endure many hardships throughout their trip to the Americas and some did not make it. The trek to the coast
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The first noticeable objection questioned the reasoning for the slave’s obedience to the European culture. Through the eyes of the slaves‚ specifically Oroonoko‚ the narrator was introduced to the African perspective of the European people. By examining their interpretation of the relationship between the two cultures‚ Oroonoko addressed an imperative and insightful question: “...and shall we render obedience to such a degenerate race‚ who have no one human virtue left to distinguish ‘em from the
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where they began a trans-Atlantic slave trade. Many Africans were taken as free people and then forced into slavery in South America‚ the Caribbean and North America. This slave trade had brought about a different type of racism. It was the color of your skin that determined whether a person would be a free citizen or be enslaved for life. This slave trade also devastated African lives and their heritage. Some slaves were sold and traded more than once‚ often in a slave market. Families were torn
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Chapter 13 Worlds Entangled‚ 1600–1750 Chapter Summary From 1600 to 1750‚ trade continued to expand‚ tying all areas of the globe together. Demands for silver‚ sugar‚ spices‚ silks‚ cotton‚ and porcelain drove trade so that products from each major global region could be found virtually everywhere else. Silver allowed economies to become commercialized and began to strengthen the hand of European trade. Europeans began moving‚ and forcibly moving Africans‚ into new places while Europeans expanded
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kidnapped‚ and forced into slavery to work on plantations when sugarcane became the most important export of the island. Adam Taylor’s slaves had arrived in Jamaica via the Atlantic slave trade during the same time enslaved Africans arrived in North America. During this time there were many racial tensions‚ and Jamaica had one of the highest instances of slave uprisings of any Caribbean island.[1] After the British crown abolished slavery in 1834‚ the Jamaicans began working toward independence
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Sugar and Slavery: Molasses to Rum to Slaves Jean M. West What’s not to like about sugar? On the average‚ modern Americans consume 100 pounds of sugar per year. It’s sweet‚ and it gives a big energy boost. Well‚ yes‚ there are calories‚ cavities‚ and diabetes‚ but‚ in moderation‚ sugar is harmless ... right? In 1700‚ English consumption empire-wide was about four pounds of sugar per person per year. That certainly seems moderate. Yet in 1700 alone‚ approximately 25‚000 Africans were enslaved
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