chapter 17

the American revolution took place and made its way and set the bar for other countries. the American revolution was made possible because of three main reasons,religious persecution, taxation without representation, and also salutary neglect. the colonies of the original 13 states were made up of two types of people, transplant communities which were usually in the northern states, and also a majority of indentured servants that were also usually single males. bothy groups wanted to begin anew. one of the first colonies, Jamestown, was comprised of many indentured servants. one notable was Nathaniel bacon who inspired bacon's rebellion. in addition to that he fueled the fire that brought the slave trade to the states. the many reasons that created the revolution were also apparent in many other countries such as France and Spain. the image of the colonies repealing one of the super powers made the many peoples of other countries believe they should work for their rights. the abolition of slavery was first apparent in Brittan. this was followed by the many European powers and eventually with the passing of the 13th amendment in 1864 the united states. from all these revolution a sense of nationalism was evident and made the many ideologies that are still present today. moreover the feminist movement also moved forward after the abolition of slavery. woman's suffrage was important and a controversial topic at the time because equality was a new concept to not only race but gender.

chapter 16

the western cultures embraced all that is Christianity although its roots were middle eastern. the western cultures made the religions of Christianity that is today religions. in addition it is what cause the reformation of the protestations via martin Luther and all 95 of his theses. he sought change in the catholic church because of the extent of corruption with indulgences and also the clergy. martin Luther based all of his theses on the basis of religion for all and also to encourage the involvement of not only the priests but also the people. He did not want the church to have authority in the government and should focus on the teachings of the bible and to do as they preach. the spread of Christianity moved all throughout the world. it pushed to Asia and then to the Americas. the quest to convert had began as the age of exploration blossomed into its full potential. the many religions of the many different areas pushed and took form during this time period such as Hindu tradition and also the Muslim faith. these two stood strong against their threat Christianity. in addition to religion, science also brought forth many new and innovative ideas that changed western culture. the invention of the telescope and the many different ideas and theories that sprung forth really questioned the churches validity and seat of power.

chapter 15

the way that the Europeans gained their passage to the Americas was all by accident. they were simply trying to find a route to India that took out the Muslim middle man and made it a lot more productive with less Muslim conflict. in addition the over all use of this trade route was for spices and many commodities that were not local to the western cultures. one of which that influenced this new route was the east India company and its quest on a better spice trade. these many east India companies took over the trade and made the profits benefiting their own countries. in Asia the Japanese went through a period that was controlled by military based interests and the name of this was called the shogun. these times in Asia pushed them forth onto the market. slave trade boomed and made its way to the Americas.

Chapter 14

The main point of this section is that the many peoples of the Americas have been subject to their own cultures and growth. Although they have been secluded from the western world they had many similarities and ideas that were progressing. When the Europeans came they brought forth one of the deadliest things to the native people of the Americas, diease and technology. Through both of these the many civilizations were brought down because they were not accustomed to them. The immunity that he Europeans had was higher because they have gone through the great plague and many epidemics. In addition these disesases are in existence because of the close knit farms that live hand and hand with the livestock, especially pigs. The swine are the dirtiest animals and when humans live and exist with them they create the catalyst that can merge viruses to both animals and human. In addition the new technologies gave an advantage to the Europeans because the native had no way to combat these weapons. Moreover, the use of animals, horses, made the difference because they had new beasts that could run a faster paces to create havoc in the societies.