Old World Vs. New World

more to the world than Europe and Asia. The New World was unknown, and the two

In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed to find the Indies, but instead he found an undiscovered continent which would soon be called the New World. The New World was full of fresh possibilities, promises of treasures, and religious freedom; it was a place that could be called home. After years of conquest and settling, four regions came about on the East Coast of North America: New England, the Middle Colonies, the Southern Colonies, and the Chesapeake colonies. The colonists had their similarities such as that they were ruled by England, though their government was the majority self-governed, they were mostly Protestants who did not agree with the Roman Catholic Church, they had the same culture, and there was some religious tolerance. Despite these similarities, they were still quite different.

Christopher Columbus “discovered” the New World, creating the search for profits determining the direction of Spanish exploration. In 1504, Hernando Cortes had sailed the Atlantic Ocean with 600 men, ten cannons, weapons and horses. They had come to fight and conquer “To justify their own imperialism, the rival Europeans elaborated upon some very real Spanish atrocities to craft the notorious persistent “Black Legend”: that the Spanish were uniquely cruel and far more brutal and destructive than other Europeans in their treatment of the Indians. (American Colonies p.51)

The Huxley introduces Best New World it might throw people off but if you continue reading you might come to find that it is an interesting novel. The Best New World is quite freaky in my opinion because wanting to have everyone exactly the same kind of eliminates the curiosity of a person and how unique someone is. In the Best New World people are categorized as Alphas, Deltas, Betas, Gammas and Epsilons now the way they compare to our world is that we are individually one of these but we weren't born into it we just sort of become who ever we become, although some of us are greater at things than others we don't let that stop us we continue to grow and develop our skills unlike the people in the novel. Another juxtaposition is when they

The transition from the Old World to the New World, commonly classified as the Columbian Exchange, was the basis of European expansionism and imperialism. In reference to previous and future endeavors in history involving expansionism and imperialism, were notoriously implemented in inhumane ways. Evidently, the Columbian Exchange, named after the founder of the New World, Christopher Columbus, was the introduction of numerous things such as: technologies, plants, animals, diseases, and cultures. As the Columbian Exchange is a significant event is history, despite the demise of numerous Native American tribes and Europeans, the Columbian Exchange is the beginning of modernization in terms of socio-economics in the Western hemisphere.

Columbus made a measly three more voyages to and from the new world by his death in 1506. There was never any doubt in Columbus’s mind that he didn’t find the Indies all the way up until he died. In 1493 Spain and Portugal were almost strangling each other over the new world so Pope Alexander VI did something about it. A line of Demarcation was drawn, however; due to the ill-informed pope, Spain received a huge more amount of the new world than Portugal which later ended in

“It is lawful to call it a new world, because none of these countries were known to our ancestors, and to all who hear about them they will be entirely new.” Amerigo Vespucci was a Florentine navigator and explorer who played a prominent role in exploring the new world.

Europeans at the time of the colonization of America and I are alike: we don’t realize that there were millions of people in the “New World” before Columbus ever set foot there. While I have learned of the Aztecs and Incas, I always forget that they were there. What I normally remember as the beginning of history for the Americas is when the Europeans first set foot on American soil in order to escape the oppression of Great Britain, even though I know that Columbus was the one who discovered it.

When Christopher Columbus first encountered in the Caribbean, he mistook it to be India, which is why he started referring to the people as Native American as “Indians”. He was very intrigued by the way the Native Americans looked, dressed, and lived, so he went back to Europe and told everyone about the Americas which was referred to as “The New World”.

On October 21, 1492, Columbus made landfall in the “New World” and exploration of the new land commenced. Throughout the journey, Columbus kept a journal full of his thoughts and impressions on this new land. After examining the journal entries, many people can see how Columbus seemed motivated to exaggerate when he described the “New World”. With a promise of wealth, Columbus strived to prove of the new land’s worthiness: “It was a great affliction to me to be ignorant of their natures, for I am very certain they are all

Chapter 1 of Three Old World Create a New 1492 to 1600 focuses on the amalgamation of three worlds : America, Europe and Africa. Those three words all lead to the cultural diversity in America. The factors that contributed to the new world are: goods, slavery, cultural diversity, oceanic routes (or access to travel like ships) and, location

Over the past hundred years or so, there has been a drastic change in our perception of the Age of Exploration. As our historical knowledge in this era increases, we have begun to look past the biased European perception of this era and get a better understanding of this era. For example, it is now common knowledge that Columbus did not discover America. Rather, we came into contact with peoples who had been there perhaps for millennia. We also now have a better understanding of the motivations behind the European nations’ exploration of this “New World”.

I believe the title of this chapter “A New World?” should not be changed. I think that this is fine how it is because today in general our world is new because our society is totally different than million years ago. But without the Natives Americans and the Europeans we were not be of what we are today. Without the people who came before us, we did and had them discover America. We weren't have the amazing resources that we have today. Such as food so we could be healthy, cotton so we could make clothing out of to still warm when winter comes. By having these people do this for us I believe without changing the title and having the title to be “A New World?” Instead of being something else is a sign of respect. We should be very grateful

How did Columbus describe the New World?      -astonishing, colorful, marvelous speed of the canoes, a paradise Identify:      -Bay Psalm Book: first book published in America      -manito: spiritual forces      -Walum Olum: painted record      -allusion: reference to something

Until the late 1400's, Europeans did not know the existence of the two American continents ( North and South America ). To the European explorers, exploring the other side of the Atlantic was like exploring an entire different world, hence the name- the New World. In 1492, Christopher Columbus unknowingly discovered the new continent. His original motives for exploring was to find an easier route to Asia but instead, he discovered the New World. Thus; Spain, France and England began sending out conquistadors and explorers to the uncharted terrains of the new continent. Motives for the Spanish, French, and English explorers varied greatly, however, they were similar in some ways. The motives of the Spanish explorers were acquisition of