Strayer, Chapter 16 (pp.461-477)

Science and Religion have always conflicted with each other and has caused problems with different peoples perspective and views on life, especially in the united states. The Reformation began in 1517 by a man named Martian Luther who went against the Roman catholic by posting a document called Ninety-five. By Martian doing this he started a refomation that people heard about and wanted to join. The Spanish Americans and Chinese were involved in the conflict between science and religion as well. China had a different way to expand their views on unlike the Europeans.

Strayer, Chapter 15 (pp.449-458)

The being of human slaves began in North and South America, in which they took over two million slaves and sent them to the Americas. In  a lot of countries it was a norm for people to own and sell slaves on day to day bases. Africans, were the main minority group that were captured on their land and sent to other countries, mostly European lands, to become slaves. During the slave trade Americas population decreased slowed down the growth of Africa. In this time the Chinese and European reigns were growing. During the modern era slavery has become less of a norm and people excepted the fact that slavery wasn't the right answer.

Strayer, Chapter 15 (pp.433-488)

The Atlantic Slave Trade was a global problem that is still talked amongst people today. The issue and question that people ask is why didn't land owners pay these slaves and treat them with dignity. The land owners figured out that the could make more profit by having slaves crop their products for free and make 100% profit from the product they sell because they didn't have to pay the slaves for their labor. Asia has a growing interest and recovery time from the disaster Black Death. During the 15 century the Europeans population started growing again. These four main countries Spain, Portugal, England, and France started taxing people more effectively to help build their military and create better weapons. Spain and Portugal challenged each other in war.

Weisner, "Sweet Nexus: Sugar and Origins of the Modern World

During the days of Modern time sugar was a main product for importer and exporter. Everyone in the world wanted sugar it was considered a drug because people were willing to do anything to get their hands on some sugar. Sugar started from South Asia and ended near the Caribbean. However, sugar was well known in China. Then, the enslaved African labors were sent to work to crop the fields. Sugar is still an important factor in todays society because it is used in pretty much everything we eat in our daily lives.

Strayer, Chapter 14 (pp.417-430)

The Russian Empire had a lot of steps, the authorites wanted an oath of allegiances and a paid debt, or in other words a"yasak". There was a large amount of Russian settlers so it made it easier for the Russian Empire to takeover the native settlers. The Siberians and Steppes were involved in the Russian state but in there case the natives weren't overthrown like the Europeans have done to the native settlers. Russia created an empire on four main factors settlement, conquest, religion, and exploitation. These four main factors help establish Russia, which helped give them their own identity.

Strayer, Chapter 14 (pp. 397-401)

 In the reading it explains the colonization of North and South America. In the east coast of North America is where the British settled. The Portuguese and Spanish settled in the Caribbean, Mesoamerica, and in the andean areas. The Europeans has a major advantage in finding the America's because the winds in the atlantic moved the ships in the direction towards the America's. Also the had more of a developed society, such as disease, religion, Catholic. When the Europeans came into contact with the native americans, it gave them multiple diseases and that was when the great dying started accruing within the natives. The Columbian exchange market took place mostly in Mexico and the Caribbean. In the market, settlers would exchange food, metals, animals, and diseases that killed the native americans.In Mexico, Spanish settlers forced the remaining native americans to mine for gold and silver.

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