Category: Exploration

To answer the question directly, yes unequal diplomatic interactions in the pre-Westphalian period can be understood as real diplomacy. According to Wallersteins world systems theory, there are core and peripheral states in which core countries benefit and peripheral countries are exploited, creating an inescapable unfair exchange due to the natural economic/power imbalance of the world…

INTRODUCTION On the eve of independence, the African countries ranked among the least developed, least industrialized and least secure place in the world. The nationalist movement didnt know what lay ahead for them. According to Thandikaa Mkandawire a Malawian economist, Africans were naive about the prospects for a democracy and high level of accountability by…

The so-called Europeans were well-versed in science and technology; with this power in their possession, the Europeans decided to use it to their advantage to dominate the world. Studying other cultures and societies played a significant role in enabling Europeans to send their scientists overseas with the conquerors to expand their understanding of those cultures…

Through describing a life changing journey experienced by protagonist Charlie Marlow in the Congo River, Joseph Conrad successfully exposes the loathsome evil and savage horror within the center of European colonialism. In the novel Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad challenges a dominant view by exposing the metaphorical darkness placed within the hearts of European colonialists.…

Impacts of Spanish Exploration The Age of Exploration aka Age of Discovery was the period when the European nations instigated exploring the world. It began in the 1400s and continued through the 1600s to improve the economy by acquiring gold and better trading routes, aspired to spread their religion (Christianity), and hoped for their country…

Panfilo de Narvaez, a Spanish discoverer and soldier that helped defeat Cuba, also served as a captain and leader for the Florida expedition in the early 1500s. The purpose of this expedition was to colonize Florida. Narvaez was able to lead this expedition by being a part of the Spanish court, which was granted to…

On the 20th of July 1969, the human race achieved one of its greatest achievements to date. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the surface of the moon for the first time in human history. A truly remarkable feat that captivated the hearts and minds of some 600 million people who watched as…

Disease was often imported and exported through trade and traveling. European exploration also infected nations in the New World with disease, smallpox, influenza, and measles which infected many natives. Many Europeans gave diseases to the Americas. In the time frame of the Age of Exploration, people understood little about disease before the invention of the…

Numerous factors changed the balance of power in terms of trade between different regions throughout the world during 1400 to 1700. In the course of this time, Europe becomes a dominant force in the emerging trade market through discovery and colonization. When we look to the past many people presuppose that Europe was always going…

Intro Tension builds in the great Aztec city of Tenochtitlan as an ambitious Spanish explorer introduces himself to the ruler of the Aztec people. The two people are from completely different worlds in the sense that neither of them previously knew that the others culture even existed. Their words of initial contact are spoken through…