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    Europeans came to dominate global trade and colonization in the 15th-16th centuries due to competitive capitalism and advances in technology. Merchants and monarchs financed voyages abroad to access lucrative spice and silk routes. Europeans gained further advantages from developments in navigation tools, shipbuilding, and knowledge of wind patterns, allowing them to explore ocean routes. Religious conversion efforts also contributed as European powers established colonies that served as safe havens for religious minorities.

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    Europeans came to dominate global trade and colonization in the 15th-16th centuries due to competitive capitalism and advances in technology. Merchants and monarchs financed voyages abroad to access lucrative spice and silk routes. Europeans gained further advantages from developments in navigation tools, shipbuilding, and knowledge of wind patterns, allowing them to explore ocean routes. Religious conversion efforts also contributed as European powers established colonies that served as safe havens for religious minorities.

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    Fate, Faith & Fortune

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    Europeans came to dominate global trade and colonization in the 15th-16th centuries due to competitive capitalism and advances in technology. Merchants and monarchs financed voyages abroad to access lucrative spice and silk routes. Europeans gained further advantages from developments in navigation tools, shipbuilding, and knowledge of wind patterns, allowing them to explore ocean routes. Religious conversion efforts also contributed as European powers established colonies that served as safe havens for religious minorities.

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    Faith, Fortune and

    Fate
    Why Europeans Ruled the World
    Capitalism =
    Competition
    redefinition of wealth:
    where it could come from

    land = safe, money =


    liquid therefore you
    could drown

    Capitalism: organization
    of capital, labour and raw
    materials to generate
    surplus wealth
    Want Wealth?
    Compete for it -

    merchants and monarchs


    finance ships to travel abroad

    Spice route to India and a Silk


    Road (on water) to China

    trad. routes interrupted by


    sacking of Constantinople by
    the Turks
    technology (he
    with the biggest
    guns...)
    quadrant and
    astrolabe - no need
    for sight of land
    mapmaking
    improved
    sailing ships
    blessed with Atlantic seaboard, and cracking
    code of Atlantic wind systems

    Pacific Ocean much more perilous, Indian


    Ocean had massive Monsoon season
    Saving Souls
    in reaction to the growth of
    the Islamic Empire

    desire to win converts began


    competition between
    Catholics and Protestants

    Colonies became safe havens


    for Quakers, Mennonites and
    Puritans
    p 109-
    111
    Guns, Germs and
    Steel
    How Pizarro conquered the Incan Empire

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