There were exchanges of ideas, products and crops that greatly advanced the cultures of all involved, but on the other hand, new diseases, and harsh treatment of one another were also present. ... This all changed when the European settlers arrived. The Europeans believed that humans had domination over the land. ... The Europeans brought back from the New World, tobacco, maize, beans, tomatoes, and potatoes, which provided food for the now greatly populated Europe. ... During this era of discovery, many cultures were impacted in a myriad of ways, changing it forever....

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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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What were the varying motivations of European countries in regards to their expansion into the New World?  ... In 1400s, merchants had brought many goods to Europe from Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. ... European countries were mainly interested in spices from Asia. ... " European countries promptly rushed to allege lands in the Americas. ... They spread Spain's culture by colonizing the New World, frequently at their expense. ...

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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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Eventually, once established, the European's developed a fear of the red-skinned Indian culture. ... Since the Europeans landed, they (and we) have found it easy to criticize and insult how individuals from other cultures dance, sing, eat, dress and so on. ... They won the culture clash, and forced the Native culture to lose most of their own racial identity. ... In other words, the Europeans came to this continent with good intentions of their own, but because of the extreme difference between the Native Canadian's culture and the European's, the good intent turned to bad int...

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Today, a political map of Europe created in the mid 1980's is used, showing twelve basic qualities that are measured for each European country. ... This European political map works today because it gives us a clearer understanding of Europe using regionalization. ... The Interior Plain mostly consists of Europeans, while the Canadian Shield has a mix of Aboriginals and European. The Great Lakes- St Lawrence Lowlands consists mostly of French and English with a mix of different cultures, and the Atlantic and Gulf region consists heavily of a French and European population. ... Every hu...

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How does culture affect a society's view of entomophagy? ... Culture has a very powerful influence on an individual's food preferences. ... For example, a young child in Europe would not traditionally be served a meal that contained caterpillars. ... The Europeans that eventually came to inhabit North America brought their beliefs and traditions with them. ... Quite different from what can be found in Canada or Europe, where the main source of animal protein comes from traditional sources. ...

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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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The Plight of The North American Indians The history and culture of the American Indian is sadly misrepresented because of culture biases and inaccurate reports. In order to give a more accurate report of the American Indian one must look at period before the Europeans, the invasion of the Europeans and finally present time. ... Archeological evidence indicates early Indian cultures existed 10,000 BC. ... The Plight of The North American Indians The history and culture of the American Indian is sadly misreprese...

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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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Would you agree that African culture survived more strongly in the Caribbean colonies than in North America? ... African "promiscuity" was seen as proof that family life did not exist in Africa as Europeans knew it. However, this could not have been further from the truth, family ties and kinship was an integral part of African culture. ... When looking at the cultural habits of slaves in the Caribbean and in North America there can be seen many similarities, the obvious being the formation of links with other "family" members throughout different villages and the creation of kinship ti...

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The Gender Construction of Women in Early America Life was difficult in the early colonization of North America by the Europeans. ... The Europeans were the dominant group of this new country, but they were also struggling to establish themselves apart from England. ... In most of the Native American cultures, women were valued beings. ... (Evans 11-12) In every European society, women were considered inferior to men and held no positions of power. ... The cultures formed were a mix of different kinds of African cultures, and of course the Anglo-American culture. ...

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Reed's Essay "America: The Multinational Society" In this essay, Reed explains how American culture is portrayed as if it consists of a civilization created by the people of Europe. ... He mentioned some examples of countries that are not European, questioning their influence on American civilization. ... And what of the cubists, through whom the influence of African art changed modern painting- I think that it is true that American civilization consisted through multinationals, rather than monocultural influence through Europe. ... African influence in this country should be recogniz...

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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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There were exchanges of ideas, products and crops that greatly advanced the cultures of all involved, but on the other hand, new diseases, and harsh treatment of one another were also present. ... This all changed when the European settlers arrived. The Europeans believed that humans had domination over the land. ... The Europeans brought back from the New World, tobacco, maize, beans, tomatoes, and potatoes, which provided food for the now greatly populated Europe. ... Europeans unknowingly brought with them many diseases that eventually plague the Native Americans. ...

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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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Accounts published in Europe supposed these discoveries to be similar to bones that were found in Siberia. ... Next he shows us three tables, showing the comparative sizes of animals both in Europe and America. ... In the second table, Buffon says that there are 18 quadrupeds distinctive to Europe, and 74 peculiar to America. The first animal in this column weighs more than the all of the European ones. ... To this Jefferson replies that although America has not had the amount of time that a culture like the Greeks has had, it has nevertheless produced some remarkable figures in history, in ...

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Is it a disbelief that many Africans think African-Americans are lazy, ghetto, wild, careless, untrustworthy, devious, and they are continuously complaining about racism when everything has been given to them? For an African-American this question may be insulting but at the same time it is unfortun...

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While a portion of the Latin American population consists of Spanish-speaking people of Iberian descent, more than five other different nationalities (including European ones) are also represented in this demographic. ... Palacios also posited some unsupported arguments that the West was on its way to decline, and that Latin America should go off and create its own race and stop focusing on trying to mimic Europe's societies... They both saw the Latin American culture as playing a prospectively huge role in the scheme of the world. They stressed the importance of finding a commonality ...

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Today, "Paganism" has two meanings: the earth-centered spiritual traditions of many cultures, both modern and historical, and modern revivals of ancient Pagan religions of Europe and the Middle East. ... They are generally open to adopting concepts from other cultures. ...

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This is a culture war, not an economic war. ... However we seem to have pretty much learned how to keep this from happening in Central and Western Europe and North America, and we are certainly well prepared to protect ourselves from such an attack should it come from elsewhere. ...

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We have been taught since elementary school that the pilgrims journeyed away from Europe to escape from the oppression of the British king to be free in the new land of the Americas. ... European Americans even drove Mexicans further and further south, all of this until we have the corners of what we call the United States today. ... He wanted European immigrants to assimilated into American citizens as soon as possible – but what exactly does that mean? ... While reading the first two chapters, the reader becomes enraptured by the culture of the Yankton Sioux. ... Ša sets this up to ...

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As European civilization spread across the Americas, native population decreased. ... After Columbus, other Europeans came to the New World. ... Most often, however, the Europeans came with the intention to build a house, they wanted to farm. At first, the Native Americans were happy to share the ground with the Europeans. Europeans thought that the majority of new lands were free. ...

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A system was generated in which goods and people, including slaves were exchanged between Africa, England, Europe, the West Indies, and the Colonies in North America called the Triangular Trade. ... The slave culture made African families afraid of the White people, but as a result made them stronger and more intelligent as individuals. ...

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