Crops like the tomato and the potato became staples in Europe
Began in England due to resources such as coal, water, and labor readily available as well as the innovations
Actually brought about food surplus
Disease killed the majority of the Natives
Trade of Agricultural Crops, Culture, and Disease
Labor demands intiated and sustained the slave trade
No longer lived as tribes but became small villages
Political Map of Africa drawn by European powers
Rural villages transformed to industrial towns
Common cultural groups separated, warring tribes brought together
New technology such as the cotton gin, spinning jenny, and steam engine
Massive Urbanization driven by factory jobs
Increased free time led to specialization
Berlin, Germany
Permanent Settlements
Imperial countries concerned about resources, not the Africans already there
Old World(Europe) and the new World(The Americas)
Driven by industrialization, demand for more resources needed for manufacturing
Transition from hunting and gathering to farming
A region of extreme diversity
24 hour work day, child labor, dangerous working conditions, women in the workforce etc.
Absurdly ridiculous amounts of pollution
Examples include: Religion, Art, Language, and Government
Old World crops like sugar cane grew better in the Americas
