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In the second half of Chapter 14, I learned that there were two regions affected by the demand of fur: Northern Americas and Siberia. The two regions who needed fur were: French and Russians. The French and Northern Americas had a mutual relationship for trade but the Americas encountered negative consequences because it disrupted the ecosystem due to such high demand. The French and Russians were faced with extreme weather climate differences during the Great Dying and were forced to trade for warmth and survival. Siberians gave fur to the Russians as part of their bargain for protection against a movement toward geographical empire since Siberia's population was sparsely separated, making it easier for Russia's empire to takeover with ease. Eventually Siberia had no choice but to continue giving fur to Russia as tribute system. Chapter 14 Documents 1. The possession of foreign objects conveyed status in the early modern era. For example, "Chinese silk signified rank...

Chris Arshad HST 1010-08 Jan. 20. 2018 Chapter 14 Blog (first half)  Europeans 'wanted in' on the Indian Ocean Trade Network for the competitive global commerce. In Chapter 14, I learned that the Trading Post Empire allowed the Porteguese to 'tax' for the safety of their superioir weapons and had the capactiy to protect traders. I also learned that the Philipines were govered by many small, indepednent groups which allowed Spain to take full advantge of this vulnerability and sieze the land for direct colonization. Spain highly desired this land for proximity to the Indian Ocean Trade Network (IOTN). There was an abundacne of silver in the Philipines and this really opened the door for trade. The third and final way into the IOTN was through something we talked about during lecture class (01/18) called 'the companies.' I believe The Companies was the East India Co. which modeled their conquest was to pursue economic growth. This private company had...

Chris Arshad HST 1010-08 Blog: Chapter 13 In Chaspter 13, I learned that colonization was more than just showing up to the Americas in pursuit of claiming land and people. During this time of colonization, Europeans had advantages over native settlers and other conquerors. To begin, Europeans goal is to conquer and claim as they were competitive with one another. Things were a little easier since their competitors were already satisfied and did not have the drive as the Europeans did. European proximity helped tremendously with their goal as being entrepeneurs. Additionally, the native settlers had spares populations, conflict amongst their tribes, no large scale agriclture, and could not fight off diseases that Europeans brought with them to the Americas.