The Europeans

Several long term factors caused the change of Europe’s economic world and the rise of capitalism such as the rise in trade of American food crops, population growth, and urbanization. Because American potatoes supplemented Europeans’ diet with large amounts of carbohydrates, Europeans’ nutrition improved greatly, preventing the spread of disease and outbreaks of plague. With better health, came an increase in birth rates. Europe’s population grew and led way to rapid urbanization. Urbanization…

The origins of a European war Strong tensions between Catholics and Protestants The spread of Protestantism in its Lutheran version in German states in the sixteenth century led to clashes between Lutheran princes and princes remained Catholic under the leadership of Emperor Charles V. In 1555, the Peace of Augsburg suspended hostilities by requiring each state religion of its prince. Lutheranism continued to grow until 1570 while Calvinism new confession not recognized by the Peace of…

exploration, and “enlightenment”. This is important to mention because of the many factors that make Europe how it is today. Going forward, this is going to be a 5 paragraph-long essay that examines how and why the Europeans impacted(greatly) the world! There were many audacious European explorers, who took lengthy and harsh voyages around the world. Some examples of these people are: Vasco de Gama, Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, John Cabot, and Bartolomeo Diaz. Each are…

Several revolutions occurred in European countries 1848 to 1849. However, after that time, there was a lull in which no other revolutions occurred until World War I. In the European politics of the time, these revolutions were replaced by several elements. One of the most significant of these elements was the process of industrialization, which, having gained steam, came to the forefront of European thought and politics. The revolutions were an indication of dissatisfaction among the people for…

enveloping ocean which supplies fertile volcanic soil. European imperialism had a significant impact on the Mid-Atlantic islands during the colonial periods in a process referred to as Europeanization. Europeanization in this context can be defined as the process of assuming control of the islands and introducing the European lifestyles and practices in all aspects of life on the islands. It is basically displacing the existing practices with new European practices, beliefs and culture. Before…

Charlemagne, it continued to flourish for centuries. Landlords took the place of monarch for many peasants and commoners, until around the ninth century A.D. when many places in Europe began establishing national monarchies, creating many of the modern European countries we are familiar with today. The creation of these consolidated kingdoms, along with the natural progression of social organization and technology, triggered many changes in government, often ones that leaned towards social and…

Historical concepts and historians’ ideas of modernity each show varied ways of how, when, where and why the period that is now labeled “Modernity” came to be, with some, especially historical writings pre-1990s, holding the more Eurocentric outlook that modernity can be characterised as a ‘product of Europe’. Historians such as Prasenjit Duara, Michael Adas, Antoine-Nicolas de Condorcet, C. Delisle Burns and Edward B. Taylor hold this idea of modernity coming from Europe through means such as…

life. This was the exact course of action the Europeans performed when they exploited the premature African countries in the late 1800s through the early 1900s. Europeans destroyed the African culture and characteristics that made them human. Historical articles have shown how the European colonization of Africa forever changed the daily lives of the Natives, relationships between them, and other outcomes that…

about by the cultural exchange brought about by European exploration. The Age of Exploration had far-reaching impacts on world history. Europeans and their descendants were the prime beneficiaries of the events in the early modern era. The new global economy stimulated Europe and helped to finance the Industrial Revolution, making these countries even wealthier compared to other regions. An innate sense of superiority soon emerged that allowed Europeans to financially and culturally dominate…

some contact with Europeans on occasion, nothing could possibly prepare them for the arrival of thousands of European colonists, hailing from highly advanced countries, and with technology, weapons, and laws completely unknown to the Africans. Their goal was to take advantage of the wealth of unexplored land and resources waiting to be claimed, through a practice known as imperialism, when one country conquers another to expand their territory and gain resources. For many Europeans, Africa was…