happened in the 15th and 16th centuries that led to European Exploration. Some things, such as centralization of monarchies and economic weaknesses, were not major causes. Neither was the Spirit of Adventure. Economics and the Development of Technology during the 15th and 16th centuries were the main causes for European Exploration. Europeans wanted to go on voyages to discover more trade and resources. They wanted to be just as wealthy as Asia and Africa (Arnold 11). Europeans wanted the spices
• 12th and 15th centuries was when materials such as spices, ivory, carpets, silk, gold and other foreign items came from Persia, Asia, Africa and India which were then taken into Europe using the Mediterranean trade routes. • Black Death arose in the mid 14th century. Many Europeans suffered a major epidemic of bubonic plague. This had decreased the population tremendously. • People began to worship the supernatural so that they were protected from calamity. Portuguese Exploration • 2% of the
Muslim armies, and consequently Islam, marched into areas of North Africa and Egypt. This, along with merchant communities that spread Islam through their trade routes, led to a gradual conversion of the encountered lands to Arabic ideals and by the 15th century, Islam become the religion of the courts. (Gomez 29) Eventually, this led to entire communities dedicated to Islamic culture and religion. For instance, the Western Sudan began to be increasingly
the Inca Empire with superior technology and war tactics, which may be the reason why most of Peru today now lives in poverty and the Inca culture, was destroyed. The Inca civilization flourished in the Andean part of South America in the early 15th century A.D. The Incan empire were known by the many traditions they practiced such as one being that the bottom of your ear lobe must touch you shoulder and the people did that by piercing huge gapes in their ears. Although many designs were basic but
The design of the flag reflects the close ties that bound the Cuban and Puerto Rico patriots in the 19th century. It is never flown without the company of the American flag. The Puerto Rican flag consists of 5 alternate red and white stripes. On the left of the flag is a single white five-pointed star inside a blue triangle. The white star stands for the Commonwealth
18 Ethno Cultural Differentiation in the Usage of Jamu As second megabiodiversity country, Indonesia is the melting pot of people, comprising a great variety of ethnicities, cultures, languages and belief systems. Globalization, free flow of goods, services and human asset, as well the modern lifestyles are changing the culture of food, health and beauty care in Indonesia. Fast food and chemical modern medicines are becoming more popular than traditional food and herbal medicines, which create