Explain how improvements in transportation and communication made possible the rise of the West as a powerful, self-conscious region of the new nation. With the market revolution, came a large influx of improvements in transportation and communication. Without these improvements the rise of the western United States would have been a far slower process. By 1784 the US population had boomed and after the War of 1812 the number of land seeking settlers was astounding. Prior too many critical inventions the processes to which America operated under changed little since the colonial era.
The Vikings boats in realty was well built for the time and the Vikings not cram all those soldiers on the boats. Diamond also makes a point about the Vikings because the primary source in the “Discovering the Global Past” shows that the boats were not sturdy and the Vikings crammed many men in one boat. But Diamond shows in his book that the Vikings traveled to many parts to the globe and setup many new territories and in-order to accomplish this; they Vikings must have had very well built ships. Evidence that can cloud the way we see the Vikings today is that
Because Britain is not in a favourable location, but a island. So Britain need more ships, guns that could shoot the people on the other side. Such a huge disadvantage 4,000 years ago, became a huge plus from the 17th century. Guns, compasses, ocean-going ships which were originally pioneered in the East but which, thanks to geography, proved more useful in the West. Since then, science and technology constitute the primary productive force.
340-365) that at times inhibited them from making great achievements and accomplishments and at other times allowed these regions to have much success. For people in North America a system of trade was influential. Although trade was more difficult to achieve due to the lee shore winds that consisted in the Pacific Ocean it was not impossible. Along with harsh climates and the difficult terrains of the New World that did not help with communicating still a site in St. Louis that remains is Cahokia which was spectacular in size and according to Armesto on pg. 347 he gives the residents of Cahokia some tally points for the ability to construct such great mounds and their ability to produce a great trading center that consisted of tools, copper, pots, shell work and weapons.
The Renaissance is famous for discoveries in science, geography and art. There were also breakthroughs in medicine but, by 1700, people were no healthier than in the Middle Ages. However it was still a very important period in medical history as it led to new and exciting discoveries about the human body that would help in the future. Some famous people from the Renaissance were; Leonardo da Vinci (taught young artists how to draw and drew very detailed sketches of the human body, however, he never published his work), Johannes Gutenburg (invented the printing press in the 1450’s), Andreas Vesalius (made new discoveries about the anatomy of the human body), William Harvey (discovered that blood circulates around the body) and Ambroise Pare (pioneered new surgical methods for treating gunshot wounds and stopping bleeding). The Renaissance is an important period because of discoveries about anatomy thanks to Andreas Vesalius.
This book talks about many things other than just the Atlantic Slave Trade, by going into such depth on many topics. This I think would not have to be so. He could have written a much more concise book in about 150 pages about only the Atlantic slave trade and much less depth into pre-Atlantic trade. Philip Curtin wrote this book to explain to the modern world’s population of the immensity of the Slave Trade and its effect on not only the American Colonies but on the whole world. While not only explaining that the Atlantic Slave Trade system was a large business for many different nations, it was not all good.
Use of Apothecary bottles In history, Apothecary Bottles have been used in pharmacies to store and dispense medication. The shape is mostly for show and to distinguish them from other types of bottles. An apothecary was in history, the guy that stored and mixed medicines. These jars were just for storage of those materials. Apothecaries were more than pharmacists, since they actually acted as a doctor for minor ailments and dispensed the medicines.
Finally, Native Americans did not have a lot of major diseases before Europeans arrived and did not develop the immunity to a lot of the diseases they had in Europe. After Europeans arrived, all of the things changed for the Native Americans. One good thing that came for them was they could trade for new or better goods. Europeans brought things that the Native Americans had never seen before like armor, horses, and foods and could now try and trade for this. Europeans however also brought advanced weapons like guns and they traded for a few but mostly the guns conquered the Native Americans.
It affects us in the same concept as the automobile but on a much larger scale. For example: going from New York to Germany was virtually impossible before the airplane. Sure, you could take a boat but it’s unpractical and takes way more time. Similar to what I said about the automobile, it opens up the whole world to ordinary people. Just purchase a ticket and hop on.
We had a stable political system which was a huge advantage, because in other countries they still had monarchy and if one person disagreed with the king the he would be beheaded. We have had a government since the 17th century with Oliver Cromwell and the civil war. Britain was the first nation in the world to industrialise, with the invention of a steam engine. The invention of the steam engine led to the invention of the train and factories. This meant faster transport and with the invention of the factories economic growth as well.