Lisul Elvitigala - Interconnectedness of Societies (expansion of trade, spread of ideas) by Lisul Elvitigala https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd en-us 2021-06-15 11:48:22 UTC 2024-05-18 10:54:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://www.worldatlas.com/r/w2000-h1125-q90/upload/7d/76/10/shutterstock-495249766.jpg (Post-Eras Event) The Enlightenment elvitigalalis https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1613744347 International Trade:
Various technological innovations spurred due to the scientific revolution.
(Most Importantly) in Boats:
-Faster than land-->Expansive trade.
-On sea-->Cheaper.
-Large quantity shipments possible.
-Monsoons were seasonal--> Shipping was cheaper.
-Cheaper-->More Quantity buys.
-Spread of Ideas: Cultural Synthesis from travelling

]]> 2021-06-18 05:09:30 UTC https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1613744347 (Pre-Eras Event) Columbian Exchange elvitigalalis https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614057360  Atlantic Ocean trade:
Exchange of goods (New species/Crops) that comes to Europe for periods of instability from American colonized land. Enslavement of Americans and the exchange of people also led to knowledge. Gold was a major resource that was exported from the Americas and brought back to Europe. Missionaries who traveled to the Americas catalyzed many conversions to the Catholic Christian ideals (Exchange of Ideas).]]> 2021-06-18 09:50:47 UTC https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614057360 (Image) Columbian Exchange elvitigalalis https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614068654 Exchange of goods between Europe and the Americas.]]> 2021-06-18 10:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614068654 elvitigalalis https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614071443 Innovation of boats in the Enlightenment, which catalyzed the spread of trade.]]> 2021-06-18 10:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614071443 (Civilization) Han China [Han Dynasty] elvitigalalis https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614087524 During the Han Dynasty, the development of the Silk Road was key to the expansion of trade. The Silk Road was a trade route that linked the Western world with the Middle East and Asia. Many merchants would travel through the trade route in caravans and exchange both goods and cultures. As many more became very prosperous, the trade route expanded due to the ambition to become embellished with money. China played a big role in the development of the Silk Road, as many merchants were attracted to the Silk that was created there. The trading route played a significant role in the development of Korea, Japan, Muslim-nations, Europe, Africa, and the Arabs. These nations further extended the trade routes as well.]]> 2021-06-18 10:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614087524 (Civilization) Ming China [Ming Dynasty] elvitigalalis https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614087625 Indian Ocean Trade:
First and the only Chinese dynasty that was interested in exploration and trade with the world. Other periods in China followed policies of isolationism, which restricted trade from most foreign countries. Silver was their established currency at the time. In the Ming Dynasty, they fancied over the Portuguese and the Spanish because they had the most silver of any European nations (Most of this silver was obtained from the Americas through exportation). Thus, many of the Portuguese and Spanish established trading posts, that was in close proximity to China. This also spurred trade with other nations. Since many countries around the world was sending silver to China, this created a very vast trading route.]]> 2021-06-18 10:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614087625 (Illustration) Columbus' Arrival elvitigalalis https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614092130 Primary Source: Was drawn at the time Columbus met with the Native Americans in the Americas.]]> 2021-06-18 10:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614092130 (Document) Zheng He's Expedition elvitigalalis https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614096495 Primary Sources: Contains documents from historians/writers who was with or against his expeditions.

]]> 2021-06-18 10:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614096495 (Figure) Christopher Columbus elvitigalalis https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614098548 Christopher Columbus funded by Ferdinand II and Isabella I, the Catholic Monarchs of Aragon, Castile, and Leon in Spain, proceeded with his voyages through the Atlantic Ocean. Primarily, Columbus was motivated by three causes:
Gold: 
-Vast Wealth
-Luxury Goods
Glory:
-"Making History"
-Popularity
God:
-Being a missionary and converting those who he finds into Christians
After finding the Americas, he catalyzed an important event known as the Columbian Exchange. Which introduced horses, sugar plants, and disease to the New World, while facilitating the introduction of New World commodities like sugar, tobacco, chocolate, and potatoes to the Old World.

]]> 2021-06-18 10:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614098548 (Image) Silver Trade [to Ming China] elvitigalalis https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614124397 Silver trade to Ming China, along with the many other interactions it had caused-->Extensive trade.]]> 2021-06-18 11:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614124397 (Figure) Vasco da Gama elvitigalalis https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614152537 Vasco da Gama sailed around the world proving that the world is not flat. He sailed down the western coast of Africa and made numerous stops there to trade goods and stay there for a short time. After travelling around Africa, he reached the trading post of Calicut, India and traded for many spices, which he returned to Portugal. He was also a missionary, and created Christian societies in many of the places he stopped by. This established long-distance relationships between Portugal and these Christian societies, further increasing trade.]]> 2021-06-18 11:45:57 UTC https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614152537 (Figure) Zheng He elvitigalalis https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614162059 Throughout his life he made seven voyages, encountering many cultures that was distinct to his own. As a result, he established connections between his home-land, China, and those who he visited by interacting with their culture. He would exchange tribute and gifts to open trade routes to these cultures. Thus, he traded through the diplomacy he has created between these different cultures and Chinese. Imperatively, he established diplomatic relations as India, where the Chinese could trade for silk, etc. He also brought new animals, which spread throughout China in the following years.]]> 2021-06-18 11:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614162059 Work Cited: elvitigalalis https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614255324 Adelman, Julia. "How Nonhuman Life Forms Can Change the Course of History." The Irish Times, 10 May 2018, www.irishtimes.com/news/science/how-nonhuman-life-forms-can-change-the-course-of-history-1.3482814. Accessed 17 June 2021.
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Khan, Salman. "Old and New Worlds Collide: The Columbian Exchange." Khan Academy, 8 Apr. 2015, www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/precontact-and-early-colonial-era/old-and-new-worlds-collide/a/the-columbian-exchange-ka. Accessed 17 June 2021.
Khan, Salman. "Motivation for European Conquest of the New World." Khan Academy, 7 Apr. 2015, www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/precontact-and-early-colonial-era/old-and-new-worlds-collide/a/motivations-for-conquest-of-the-new-world. Accessed 17 June 2021.
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]]> 2021-06-18 13:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614255324 (Documents) Silk Road Accounts elvitigalalis https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614347670 East Asian History Sourcebook: Chinese Accounts of the Silk Road's extension to Rome, Byzantium, and the Middle East.]]> 2021-06-18 13:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/elvitigalalis/57f96xf3ytvjekzd/wish/1614347670