He is viewed upon as a hero by Americans for these reasons, and has even received a day dedicated to him. He is also credited for beginning the colonization of America, which he indisputably deserves recognition for. However, when one looks into colonization more, he or she can realize that it was not that good of an era due to the problems faced against the Native Americans, which will be mentioned later. When Columbus arrived in the west, he brought many items from the east that introduced a negative side of cultural diffusion. These "new" items provided a "culture shock" to the natives and many did not know how to deal with the changes.
1. Should Columbus Day be celebrated in the U.S.? Why or why not? -After taking a quiz, now I kind a doubt and feel shame on why we celebrate Columbus Day but before I make up my mind let’s explore this topic little bit more. Even though Christopher Columbus found this great land which lead all of us to have freedom and liberty with the sea of opportunities in this country but to gain all this, we have done something that would be considered unethical from every point of view as well inhumanity.
Because of all this increased trade in the Indian Ocean, countries that lie on it began to move away from an agricultural mindset to one with ideas about specialized production. These countries knew that trade was booming in the Indian ocean so they began creating products that could be traded with other countries that were in high demand so they could make a lot of money. Also later on European countries tried to exclude the Muslim middle men, that made the most of goods from the Indian Ocean region, from the equation by sailing around Africa to the Indian Ocean. This led to many new
Unquestionably, the primary benefit of the silver to Europe was that for the first time it gave Europeans a commodity that could be traded in Asia. Subsequent consequences of the discovery of silver were an increase in the practicality of new, European controlled sea-trade routes connecting parts of America, Asia and Europe; the accumulation of capital in Europe allowing the shift from feudalism to capitalism to take place; and ultimately, an increase in the power of Western European nations. The importance of Silver to the "World Economy" will first be described. Other important consequences of American silver will then be examined, as will the impact of these on "World Trade". The discovery of American silver was made in a world that wanted
The discovery and exploration of the Americas led to an initially slow but exponentially increasing westward migration by European countries. Among all the countries were England and Spain who colonized the majority of what is now the United States Eastern Coast. Both intrigued by the rumors and stories of gold and riches that beset the new lands they each did their part in western colonization; and not without reciprocal influence. Initial English colonies were established not only with cliché intentions of religious freedom but also with hopes of new economic expansion through agriculture as well as tactical, advantageous military purposes in the ever-present conflict with Spain. Mainly all original westward exploration was due to desires for gold and riches and in the case of the English this was no exception.
Western Europe experienced the largest amount of changes because the main countries that were becoming involved in international trade were located here. These countries include England, Spain, and Portugal. After contact had first been made with people on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, the first stock exchange was set up in 1538, which represented a steady economy and businesses that could be trusted to continue success within the companies. Along with the new businesses and technology, through international trade, new products were introduced to Europe such as tobacco and potatoes. Companies that focused on trade were also introduced, such as the Dutch, English, and French East India companies.
Europeans were very interested in spices from asia. these spices from Asia were especially keeping food edible throughout winter seasons, also the spices could of been used for covering up food that didnt taste as fresh anymore. Trade with Asia was difficult and expensive. with the oceanic voyages and explorers finding new lands, the wealth of that country or society who found new land would increase their profits and wealth as a whole, so it would boost up economic value and produce more revenue within one society. Another motive for oceanic voyages in the 15th century was people and explorers were hungry and curious for new information and longed for ways to build up their knowledge.
He returned to Spain in glory, having discovered the New World. What's wrong with this story? Quite a bit, actually. Myth #1: Columbus wanted to prove the world was not flat. The theory that the earth was flat and that it was therefore possible to sail off the edge of it was common in the middle ages, but had been discredited by Columbus' time.
A deeper look reveals that it may be time to reassess this annual celebration. Most everyone knows why it is that we honor Columbus: He "discovered" America. But this claim only holds water if we don’t count the natives already on American soil at the time. The claim also fails to pass muster in light of research and scholarship that casts doubt on Columbus being the first European to smack into America, and which also suggests that others outside of Europe may have beaten Columbus to the punch. Evidence suggests that Europeans may have made it over to the Americans in the early 15th century (which is to say nothing of Leif Eriksson’s journey in the 11th century).
Some examples of plants will be peanuts, tomato, tobacco, chili peppers, and cassava. With this new trade route, Europe was able to connect the two areas, which circulated a wide variety of new crops and livestock, which supported increases in population in both hemispheres. Christopher Columbus didn't stop there, he helped advance Europe into a new age. With the Columbian exchange discovered, it applied a big impact on Europe. It supported Europe immensely advancing itself, it was a complete accident, but none the less, it helped Europe.