The men were sent to Europe as a slave. ... Native American culture suffered heavily because of their isolation from the rest of the world. ... For that reason, some Native Americans learned to coexist with Europeans, setting up trade networks and adopting European technologies. ... Religions and cultures of some indigenous tribes were completely disappeared. ... But Native Americans continue to survive and flourish by maintaining their distinct cultures. ...

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Impact of European Invasion on Native American Cultures In 1492, Christopher Columbus set upon his voyage to the far east, but ended up reaching a "new and untamed" land. ... This period, rightly named The Age of Discovery, brought about riches to the European countries who exploited the new world, but also had a huge impact on the Native American cultures of this time. Such factors as diease, loss of territory, and loss of culture, destroyed whole civilizations and nearly ruined others. ... European germs killed far more of the inhabitants than European gunpowder and steel.* Di...

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There is an abundance of reasons that explain the inevitability of the conflict, but the different philosophies that confronted each other at that time, the sudden feeling of superiority that grew on Europeans toward the Native Americans, and also the "clash of cultures" which occurred when Europeans reached America, were the ones I consider most relevant and influential to the inability of stopping "the war". ... The first clashes between the natives and the Europeans occurred as a result of this difference, which was also well connected to the superiority that Europeans conserved as a feel...

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It is easier to recognize the impact Europeans had on Native peoples because many of the changes that they imposed still exist today, and most indigenous cultures have been exterminated. However, not to say that native peoples of North and South America did not influence Europeans. ... This excited many European nations and provoked them to take action to claim their own fortunes. ... Beyond the scopes of politics and economics native peoples influenced European diets, habits and cultures. ... Soon after explores returned with new foods and products, such as tobacco to Europe, Europeans gr...

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When the European settlers arrived in America, their western way of life completely clashed with Native American culture. ... These two cultures were so contrasting, many Europeans believed that "Indians were animals in human form that needed to be turned fully human by conversion to the Faith" (Castillo 36). ... The Native Americans were often slaughtered by the Europeans, drastically declining their population. ... Unlike the harmony Indians had with the land, the Europeans showed complete disregard for the nature and wildlife. ... The Native Americans lived a peaceful life with a...

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Resulting in an imposed foreign culture upon the already established civilizations that existed before their arrival. ... Unfortunately for them, the Europeans cared little about the culture they would be obliterating, and cared more about their own ulterior motives. ... European economic aspects which made Latin America have a great dependency towards them. ... There was a strong forgein culture that was imposed on a already running government. ... These imposed ideas left the continent weak and resulted in the loss of culture, the dependence on European countries, and a long standing ethnic ...

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As the popularity of the European goods arose in the indigenous community, the Indians' dependency of the European suppliers also increasingly rose. ... Like the Indians, Europeans were also affected by a different culture. ... Indigenous crops affected the Europeans greatly. ... Housing had a European-style. ... In conclusion, the Indians' influences aided the Europeans' more that the Europeans' aided the Indians'....

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The Columbian Exchange implemented many new things that have forever changed both the culture of the Amerindians and the Europeans. ... The introduction of European livestock had a dramatic impact on the environments and the cultures of the New World. ... Even in centers of European settlement, individual Amerindians, turned European animals to their own advantage by becoming muleteers, cowboys, and sheepherders. ... The horse revolutionized the cultures of Araucanian and Pampas peoples in South America as well. ... Syphilis is the only significant disease believed to be transferred from the...

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The treatment of the women in the tribes was foreign to the Europeans. ... The first European outposts (St. ... In other colonies, however, the absence of European women meant that migrants had great difficulty sustaining their societies. ... For Native American women, the arrival of Europeans was devastating to their culture and society. ... Europeans also encouraged Native women to adopt "proper" (i.e., European) gender roles by confining their activities to cooking, child care, and other "feminine" tasks such as spinning, rather than continuing to work in the fields. ...

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It is very tragic how the life and culture of Indians was going through a sudden change imposed by Europeans. ... Europeans destroyed Natives" culture by paying more money for people than for crops. ... Again Europeans disturb all the values and destroy Indian culture by imposing on them trading their own brothers. ... In this situation Europeans do not directly destroy Indian culture but change it indefinitely as the Indians lose their original techniques. ... It is well described how Indians lost control over their territory and it is sad how Europeans used Indians and how they destroy...

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Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean in 1492, helped to influence new cultures, beliefs and lifestyles; this originated the Columbian Exchange. ... Another big culture change during the Columbian Exchange was the socio-cultural traditions. American Indians integrated the European cultures into their traditions and vice-versa. ... Over the developing years, the Americas gave Europe influence over other cultures and civilizations in the world. ... They would also exploit the wilderness and destroy indigenous cultures of Native Americans, sometimes converting them to Christianity....

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In any area, the Indians" culture was the way to stay strong as people. ... In their culture, they were brought up believing that there was only one culture: the human culture. ... When the Europeans came to the Northeast, they had no respect for the Natives that were there to begin with. ... Some were forced to adapt to European ways and others fled west when they came and took their land. ... They had their rules and regulations to follow until the Europeans came. ...

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These staples when exported to Europe enriched the European's diet and brought their declining population to new heights. The Europeans in turn introduced wheat, rice, sugar and bananas. ... The Europeans also introduced domesticated animals to the Native Americans. ... The cultures also exchanged ideas and methodology on religious beliefs, transportation, production and agriculture. ... The exchange of various plants, animals, goods, ideas and people fostered trade and offered experiences for enrichment of all cultures involved. ...

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While some European immigrant groups lacked adequate numbers to avoid English assimilation (the Huguenots), others came to America in sufficient numbers to retain a unique ethnic identity that would impact American culture as a whole. ... The only two European immigrant groups that remained isolated were the Germans and the Jews "the Germans being feared because their massive numbers and different language posed a threat to the dominance of the nascent pseudo-English culture, and the Jews being excluded because of their faith. ... Yet the experience of African slaves and the Native Americ...

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Horticulture played a crucial role in many Native American cultures and the survival of their people. ... On the other hand, the European's were busy exploring the world, advancing in technology, and spreading their religious beliefs. ... Another contrast of the two cultures was the ecology and its species. ... Turkeys, llamas, alpacas, and guinea pigs are a few of the animals introduced to European lands from the Americas. The greatest impact of America on Europe, Asia, and Africa was the spread of American food crops. ...

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What I mean is they are not a capitalist dependant culture, yet. ... The Europeans wanted a show and a good one at that. ... In Bodley, he talks about the affects of tourism in indigenous cultures. ... We can relate this to the Europeans in Bramans article. ... Moderation is the only way to preserve most of these cultures. ...

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Some may argue that with a deeper effort of understanding, especially on the behalf of the Europeans, and a greater attempt to peacefully meld the two cultures, that such great hostility could have been avoided. However, at the root of the problem was this: two vastly different cultures with incredibly different ideals and ambitions. ... Firstly, one must consider the culture and social structure of the Native Americans before they came into contact with the Europeans. ... Though it is not difficult to see that the Europeans were definitely intruders into the Native Americans' thriving, p...

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When you look at a Native American`s life, you can see very clearly that culture is a huge part of their life. ... Since the Europeans came in to America, the natives have been being treated as the inferior race. The Europeans started to control us and what we do. ... When the Europeans took children from the tribes it didn't just take them from their parents, it took them away from the language and culture. ... It was just another piece of Native culture that the Europeans took from us. ...

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These men crushed whoever opposed them and wiped out native people and their culture. ... By the beginning of the seventeenth century, over two hundred thousand Europeans had arrived in the New World. ... The natives lated revolted against the Spanish, and a new sort of a mix of Spanish and Native American culture was formed. ... The French had a lack of able men to go set up the colonies due to wars in Europe, and so their colonies proved to be much less vast than the Spanish. ...

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The colonization of their new empires by Spaniards and Portuguese transformed the lives of indigenous people in ways unknown to them, destroying their cities and cultures through wars or by epidemic diseases and ruthlessly exploiting the natives as slaves. The Europeans also faced serious challenges because of land blockades by mountains and jungles, language barrier, native resistance and labor challenges. ... As the colonial Spanish empire expanded, the deposits of gold found in Columbia, Ecuador and Chile between 1500 and 1650 was sent to Europe to satiate the royal treasuries. ... Many tho...

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Many traditions of the Native American Indian cultures have been lost, sublimated or modified since the arrival of Europeans in North America hundreds of years ago. ... The passing down of their culture through the oral tradition helps to keep their autonomy, yet many Native Americans have abandoned the practice of oral tradition to adapt to modern times. ... Although American educational policy has been more destructive to Native American culture at some points than others, its overall effect has been to dilute Native American culture almost beyond recognition with European values and belief...

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However, one thing that I don't like in this article is that he said that we should honor Western civilization because we might have European ancestors. ... He seems to show that one culture is not a dominance and every culture has their value in it. ... Besides, I think not all Americans are from Europe, some are from Africa, Asia, South American, and many more, which Takaki will agree with me since he himself is an Asian American. Even Berliner is not a true American, I think his ancestors were from Europe. ... Therefore I developed some kind of international cultures, where I've s...

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From the late eighteenth century commentators began to associate The Tempest's plot, language and characters with Europe's exploration and colonization of America. ... The trend toward an American-focused interpretation of The Tempest was inspired by a concurrent culture and political rapprochment between England and the United States. ... He was not evil by nature, they argued, but he acquired the European's vices rather than virtues. ... Caliban was no longer just an American Indian, he also became the reflections of the African slave and the European wild man; or the blend if...

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Indian tribes existed as sovereign governments long before European settlers arrived in North America. Treaties signed with European nations and later the United States in exchange for land guaranteed the tribes continued recognition and treatment as sovereign nations. ... European colonialism uprooted and almost completely destroyed the North American indigenous population. ... The alteration or destruction of an indigenous culture and patterns of social organization is Aguirre & Turner second stage of the colonization complex. ... The belief that European culture, religion, manifest destiny ...

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Without the exploration of the Americas, Europe would have never expanded, and they would have never found gold and riches to supply their needy economy. The finding of "the new world" made many severe changes in both Europe and the Americas. ... The Indians generously welcomed the Europeans because of their religious legend that some day men white men on horses would show them a new and better way of life. ... The local people of Europe were curious of the Americas because many explorers told exaggerated tales about how interesting "The New World" was. ... Because of all of this harsh treat...

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