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Analyze the social and

economic continuities and


transformations that
occurred in the Atlantic
world as a result of new
contacts among Western
Europe, Africa, and the
Americas from 1492-1750.

Americas

were isolated from the rest


of the world and all the Afro-Eurasian
advances
Asia was the powerhouse of the
world and dominated trade
(especially Arabs and Indians China
had recently withdrawn from trade)
European interest in spice trade led
to overseas exploration

What

is staying the same during this


time period?
Patriarchies (male dominated societies)

European values imposed on Americas


Spread of religions is constant
(Christianity)
Importance of corn, beans, squash in
providing food in Americas

Social

classes in Americas based on race

Peninsulares, creoles, mestizos/mulattoes, Native

Americans and Africans


Slave

trade

Led to decreased population in Africa


Weakened remaining African civilizations and

hurt the potential rise of new ones


Spread

of disease (smallpox)

Decimated Native American populations


Encomienda system further decreased

populations

Christianity

blends with traditional


Native American and African beliefs
Voudou in Haiti
Santeria in Cuba
Gods replaced by saints, but some old

traditions remain (e.g. bloodletting)

Mercantilism
Europeans grow wealthy at the expense of

colonies/Native Americans and Africans


Columbian

Exchange

Spread of plants, animals, ideas between

Europe, Africa and Americas


Triangular

trade

Facilitated mercantilism and Columbian

Exchange
Global

economy

What

is going on during this time period


that is allowing these changes and
continuities to take place?
Rise of and competition among nation-states in

Europe (eventual rise of absolute monarchs)


Protestant Reformation and rise of Ottoman
Empire led to expansion of Catholicism in
Americas
Advanced weapons of Europeans (guns, germs,
and steel) allowed colonization (a result of
geography)

As

Europeans came to economically


dominate trans-Atlantic trade, their
influence over the social customs of
Native Americans and Africans also
expanded.

While

Europeans benefitted from the


expansion of economic activities into
the Americas, this era of trade and
conquest brought about social
changes to the populations and
customs of Native Americans and
Africans.

As

Europeans came to economically


dominate trans-Atlantic trade, their
influence over the social customs of
Native Americans and Africans also
expanded.

Over

the course of this time period,


Europeans exerted increasing
economic dominance over the
Americas and Africa, which led to
many social changes within the
Atlantic world.

Make

sure that you are not only


stating what the changes and
continuities are, but also WHY they
happened.

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