The Atlantic World 1450 – 1750:How far did the Atlantic World change?

Putting it into context…

The Afro-Eurasian Network- Silk Road

- Indian Ocean Trade- Trans-Saharan Trade

American Trade- Regional

- Stone Age- Meso-American hub

Indian Ocean Hub- Chinese goods- Indian goods

- Roman/Chinese- Arab/European traders

Trade – the great Catalyst…

The Big Themes…

The Columbian Exchange

Plants, animals, and micro-organisms of Afroeurasia were exchanged with those of the Americas across the oceans.

The Middle Passage – Slavery

Europe• Population growth• Migrations – America• Capitalism• Technological

development• Agriculture

Africa• Migration - Slavery• Economic

dependence• Depopulation• Gender imbalance• Agriculture

Americas• European migration• Plantations• Economic

dependence• Silver• Native depopulation.• Slavery• Multi-racial societies• Commercial

Agriculture

Any continuities?

Slavery had always been a part of the African economy and society.

Europe remains ethnically homogenous.

Traditional African culture, religion, society did continue.

Traditional Native American culture, religion & society did continue.