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Jan 1, 1434
Exploration advances and thrives
Many people were exploring other places and areas including the portugese and northern europeans exploring the americas. This shows change because new lands and goods were being discovered along with the transfer of diseases to these new places. -
Jan 1, 1441
Slave trade begins
The slave trade was a huge step forward and backwards for the world. It boosted the economy greatly by opening up a new market and providing free labor for slave owners. Also its not like slaves were new, africans had enslaved their own people for quite some time. However this was a different type of slavery. The slaves that the portugese and other non-africans took were treated like property and had no rights. -
Period: Jan 1, 1450 to
early modern period
The economy of the world, new empires, and old empires all contributed to the idea of change over time by starting the transfer new goods and diseases and creating a new era of empires and ultimately a new world. -
Jan 1, 1500
europe starts uing gunpowder and other new technologies
Europeans were using new technologies like gunpowder in the form of gunnery.They also had new ships with round hulls and advanced navigational items like an improved compass and improved map making skills. This shows change because the europeans had developed new ways to travel and fight. -
Jan 1, 1500
Brazil becomes first plantation colony
The discovery of sugar, and later gold, made brazil a perfect place to set up plantations since sugar had a high demand but was one of the worst goods to harvest. The portugese saw that and took advantage of it setting up plantations and even a royal capiutal. This shows change because it shows how one staple good could lead to the creation of a colony and that colonies were becoming more and more popular in the americas. -
Jan 1, 1560
ackbar reforms the social structure of mughal empire
In the mughal empire, in india, Axkbar, a 13 year old leader, was making social reforms to the mughal society. For example, he wanted to make housing for beggars. This shows change because it shows how empires were changing their social view and making social changes. -
Jan 1, 1580
japans isolation from world trade
In the late 1500's japan started isolating itself from the rest of the world trade and culture wise. this was due to fears of european intentions. It shows change because it was the withdrawl and isolation of an entire nation from the global trade and anything else foreign. -
scientific advances
New scientist and tools helped in advancing scientific knowledge. some major scientist were Galileo and Copernicus. Copernicus said that the planets revolved around the suna and Galileo made advancments in the study of gravity. Some new tools consisted of microscopes and better telescopes. This shows change because scentific advances improve understanding and developement. -
rise of russia and its westernization
Peter the great really expanded russia and made its westernization happen. Westernization in russia meant that old russian culture was being replaced by new western culture. For example, Peter the great made his nobles cut their beards and made people wear western clothes. This shows change because it was the spread of western culture and the overall change of a nation. -
triangular trade
This is an example of a new kind trade in which goods went from europe to africa to get slaves then took them to america for goods then went back to the start. This shows change because it is a new form of trade that was highly used. -
New societies and hierarchies based on new multiracial peopple
New backgrounds of people were coming into being in the americas and in the indies. These people were called castas and in many cases were put in the middle of the social chain. For example, in the spanish indies, the castas filled the gap between whites and slaves. This shows change because the new people were being created due to the mixing of other people.
