Much like other conquests prior to the discovery and exploration of the Americas, those who conquer impose their own culture to the once they oppress, but at the time they also absorb/adapt to the culture of those who they’ve conquered. In this context, culture is used as a board term to encompass religious and philosophical beliefs, traditions, technologies, and any other nuances that may be particular to a specific tribe, nation, or a race. Mongolians, Romans, Ottomans, all adopted things from the different nations that they conquered and at the same time introduced new thing to the nations that they conquered. The European transformation of the Americas was not much different than any other conquest; however, the consequences for the
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Living a simple and isolated life, of farming, hunting, and gathering, the Americans were isolated from the rest of the world and not been exposed to any of the diseases brought by the Europeans or the African slave, therefore they had no immunity against them, causing casualty of catastrophic proportions, killing two-third of the population by middle of sixteenth century (Maddison, 103). The two advanced civilizations of America, the Aztecs and the Incas were destroyed.
Another major characteristic was the annexation or colonization of America. Due to large loss of indigenous population, in addition to relocating to the continents, the Europeans also introduced African slaves. The repopulation efforts introduced about eight million African Slaves and two million European settlers in a span of a little over three centuries (Maddison, 103). Among with the people, the Europeans also brought livestock and crops to farm in the new found lands, leading to the improvement of the American economy.
Unlike other conquests within the history of the World, the Americas were not conquered and colonized by a single empire or a country. Due to the vast amount of land, many European nations contributed to the destruction of the local civilizations and exploitation of the natural resources offered by the
Living a simple and isolated life, of farming, hunting, and gathering, the Americans were isolated from the rest of the world and not been exposed to any of the diseases brought by the Europeans or the African slave, therefore they had no immunity against them, causing casualty of catastrophic proportions, killing two-third of the population by middle of sixteenth century (Maddison, 103). The two advanced civilizations of America, the Aztecs and the Incas were destroyed.
Another major characteristic was the annexation or colonization of America. Due to large loss of indigenous population, in addition to relocating to the continents, the Europeans also introduced African slaves. The repopulation efforts introduced about eight million African Slaves and two million European settlers in a span of a little over three centuries (Maddison, 103). Among with the people, the Europeans also brought livestock and crops to farm in the new found lands, leading to the improvement of the American economy.
Unlike other conquests within the history of the World, the Americas were not conquered and colonized by a single empire or a country. Due to the vast amount of land, many European nations contributed to the destruction of the local civilizations and exploitation of the natural resources offered by the