Concert of Europe

Document Response to Chapter 2 "The New World" After reading the required documents, I feel that I have a stronger grasp of what happened during Christopher Columbus arrival in America and the events that followed after. The first document are series of letters written by the king of Congo, Mzinga Afonzo, who converted to Christianity, to the king of Portugal. In the first few letters, king Afonzo expresses his concerns that the trade with Portuguese will eventually bring more harm than good to…

1. The term "Renaissance" comes from the French, meaning rebirth. It is a term used to describe the 1400- 1600. Today, the renaissance is viewed as "a profound and enduring upheaval ad transformation in culture, politics, art and, society in Europe." (Brotton, 9) While I believe the term renaissance can be applied to certain aspects of this time period, I don 't believe it should blanket all that occurred in that time period. A major factor during the Renaissance was the revival of Greaco-Roman…

similarities are too obvious to pass up. Bonaparte and Hitler were two leaders of different countries, with different political views, who tried to conquer Europe, but were defeated by their enemies in an almost identical way. Two men born in different centuries, in…

characterized by historians and the very people who encountered them as savages, barbarians, and thieves. However, under close examination it is clear that many of the practices and skills that were developed and used by the Vikings in Eighth century Europe have served as additions not only to art but they also influenced changes in government that proved positive for future government protection. The viking way of nature was not to to capture, enslave and conquer the peoples of the land which…

Militarism is a policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war (Textbook, pg 408). For example, in Europe between 1890 and 1914, every major power was developing a strong military presence. Of great concern at this time was the rise of a dangerous European arms race. Consequently, many countries had doubled the size of their armies and were also spending…

Renaissance affected the flowering of culture in Europe socially with the revival of Greek and Roman arts as well as humanistic beliefs, politically with the flowering of arts affecting the leaders of cities and with the growth of the church, and economically in a lack of emphasis placed on wealth and an influx of improved inventions. Ancient Greek and Roman aspects, such as art and humanism, resurfaced during the Renaissance and affected Western Europe socially. An Italian scholar, Marsilio…

exploited of, including spices: cardamom, pepper, turmeric and more; also cotton, which established India as an important piece, in particular Britain’s market. All of which yielded clothing, raw materials and spices that were of high demand back in Europe. A political establishment, did lead to an economical gain for Britain, but left the people of India helpless and crumbling. The nation’s own economy took a plunge. Businesses and other industries began to wither. The dominance of cotton…

European countries are full of strengths and weaknesses in their physiography that make up each individual territory and separate it from the rest. The geographical position of Europe is very important for the fact it is connected to Asia and the terrestrial wide exit into the Atlantic Ocean. Europe takes part of the road crossing from East to West and North to South to all terrestrial seas and air location. It has a coastline 65,993 km and geographical refraction creation of numerous peninsulas…

During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, The scramble for Africa, or known as the European Imperialism was at its peak in Europe. One of the reasons for its widespread popularity lied in the the political and economic benefits it gave. Because rivalry between countries was also present at the same time when European Imperialism rose, having colonies became a symbol for international power. Thus, more colonies meant more political power, which provoked countries to create more colonies. Yet, more…

When the Columbus and the Spanish started to arrive to the new world, many myths of what happened during those times of conquest were made. Myths do not have to only be made up stories but could also be stories that hold some truth to them. Conquistadors Francisco Pizarro and Hernan Cortez and explores Christopher Columbus both came to believe they were perceived as gods by Natives. Many of this conclusions were made up by miscommunication and also self-benefits, mainly for titles and riches. In…