4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed

Candomble

"dance to honor the gods", Bantu + Developed in Brazil

Commercial Revolution Caused 4 things

-Development of European colonies overseas -Opening of new trade routes over the Atlantic and Pacific -Population growth, which increased demand for goods -Inflation caused by increased mining

SIGNIFIACANT DEMOGRAHIC CHANGES---Africa effects

-Rise Polygyny -Significant decline in population -Introduction of maize and manioc population became to grow in spite of its depletion.

Rules of Mercantilism

-Wealth measured in gold and silver -Favorable balance of trade (More exports than imports) -Colonies Exist to Enrich the mother country

Specific example of Muslims vs. Europeans over dominance for the Indian Ocean trade

1509 Portuguese defeated Muslim forces in a battle over trade rights. Port= Good ships Portuguese tried to defeat the Moroccan Muslims on land, they lost

Example of European getting rid of native culture

Hernan Cortes, upon conquering native people, had all their books burned. Once history was gone, the Spanish transplanted their language onto their land.

Because of the spread of European diseases among the natives

Most of their cultural and social systems were wiped clean

Monopolies

One entity has total domination over a particular market. Monopolies granted certain merchants or certain governments exclusive trading rights at given ports.

Result in Joint-Stock CAOMPANY

This resulted in The investors would share in the profits and losses of the venture.

As prices increased

more people went into debt, which was a recipe for revolution in the upcoming century

The increasing output of peasant and artisan labor

wool and linen from Western Europe, cotton from India, and silk form China exchange hands in port cities with global connection.

audiencias

Courts appointed by the king who reviewed the administration of viceroys serving Spanish colonies in America.

Even those who survived had a further erasure of their culture because

Europeans got rid of their history and transplanted their European language on their land

Joint-Stock CAOMPANY

Exploration and expansion of empires were financed not by the government, but by private investors who pooled their money together.

Example of Monopolies

Monopoly established by the Spanish over tobacco growth in the Americas. Increase demand of tobaccos= Spanish grew wealth as a result of this monopoly

What happened to regional Markets

Continued to flourish and improved shipping offered merchants the opportunity to increase their volume of products

Example of Syncretism in (Africa)

Africans melded their traditional, indigenous religion with the Christianity of Europeans. A Combination of Christianity's major doctrines with beliefs about the African Spirit world and importance of dance and movement.

Price Revolution

As a result of increased trade and mining, prices also increased across the board.

Commercial Revolution

As the colonies produced goods, they were only allowed to import and export from their governing European countries. where Goods now being traded for gold and silver instead of other goods.

What caused the split

Because of the differing interpretation of the doctrine of salvation

Example of States vied for dominance over the Indian Ocean trade

Big rivalry developed between the Europeans and the Muslims to control the Indian Ocean Routes.

Example Joint-Stock CAOMPANY

British East India Company and Dutch East India Company

Example of Commercial Revolution

Chinese had a desire for more silver and they got it by trading luxury goods like silk.

Under mentalism a new kind of company was formed to finance colonial expansion

Joint- stock company

trangular trade

Manufactured goods were traded from Europe to West Africa, Enslaved people were transported to the Americas and in exchange for them, raw materials(sugar, molasses, lumber) were traded back to Europe.

Example of Syncretism in (Americas)

Many indigenous people embraced Christianity and combined it with the celebration of their own holy days.

Dominant economic system of European states that were doing most of the colonizing

Mercantilism

Effects of African slave Trade

Some African states were severely weakened by the slave trade

Who did not adopt Joint-Stock COMPANY

Spain and Portugal the kings and queens were still sponsoring for exploration.

creoles

Spaniards born in Latin America, below the peninsulares in rank

Spanish viceroys

Spanish apponited them as administrators and represenatives of the Spanish crown

peninsulares

Spanish-born, came to Latin America; ruled, highest social class.

Example of Conflict of religion spreading in new territories--Christian Church

Split in the Christian church that separated Roman Catholics from the newly formed Protestants.

Example of Conflict of religion spreading in new territories --Muslims

Sunni vs. Shi'a among the Muslims Was intensified because of the conflict between the Ottoman and Safavid Empires.

As religion spread into new territories during this time resulted in

Syncretism or Conflict

Syncretism

The blending of two or more beliefs into one

Santeria

West African faith + Roman Catholicism

Vodun

West African spiritualism brought to caribbean