Assignment 1.1: A Changing World Thesis and Outline Due Week 3 and worth 50 points “The discovery of America, and that of the passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope, are the two greatest...

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ASSIGNMENT 1.1 A CHANGING WORLD THESIS AND OUTLINE
Table of Contents
Thesis Statement    3
I. Introduction    3
II. A Changing World    3
    Three Major Aspects of New and Old World Exchange    3
    The Spread of Diseases:    3
    Mercantilism:    4
    Commodification:    5
    Five Groups that were affected by New and Old World Exchange    5
    Powhatan Farmers, Virginia    5
    Inca Tribes, Andes    6
    Aztec, Mesoamerica    6
    Taino population, Hispanola Island    7
    Sugarcane farmers of Europe    7
    Five Ways in Which New Trade Routes Affected Occupation of Americans in Colonies    8
    Development of Slave Business    8
    Exposure to Business Economy    8
    Advanced Standards of Living    8
    Export of Raw Material to Old World and Import of Commodities in New World    9
    Development of Colonial Capitalism    9
III. Conclusion    9
References    11
Thesis Statement
The discovery of American continent was a revolutionary event in the history human civilization as on one hand it opened a new sphere of economic, social and political aspects; on the other hand, it disrupted the settled lifestyles of certain groups, who faced changes in trends to their adversities.
I. Introduction
The current outline would focus on the development of the modern history of the human civilization changed after the discovery of American continent, which helped in developing new sea routes that changed business, gradually affecting the global economy, political relationships and human living conditions, making it different from similar events in the timeline of history. The outline will help to understand the degree of impact of the event, critical comparison of the pre and post discovery events will be provided, offering insight into the degree of change.
The current outline, at the time of drawing, the comparison between the old and the new historical references will be made, making the discussion exert significance in the context of global history. In addition, the impact on specific groups will also be discussed in details. Lastly, the current outline will also incorporate the aspect of newly discovered trade routes and their impact on people associated with trade, which collectively offers proper comprehension.
II. A Changing World
Three Major Aspects of New and Old World Exchange
The Spread of Diseases:
The massive life loss of the people from the New World (American continent and Oceania) due to the bringing of fatal diseases from the Old World (European, Asian and African Continents) had been one of the most significant aspects of the exchange between the New and the Old World. As stated by Costa, Canals, Potau and Ruano (2019), the exchange of diseases were devastating for the inhabitants of the New World as they were not exposed to diseases such as Measles, Small Pox, Chicken Pox, Malaria and Typhoid and many more fatal diseases.
It is worth the mention that the visitors from the Old World were not aware of the immunity-based issues of the New World inhabitants and the spread of diseases was unintentional. The spread of disease was large scale and Native American tribes such as Taino people of Hispanola islands extinct. Due to the contemporary lack of consideration for demographic details noting, it is estimated that major percentage of the natives in America died within the discovery of the continent by Columbus (Nunn and Qian, 2010).
Mercantilism:
As the process of exchange started between the New World and Old World, the political powers adapted mercantilism, which generated no scope of free trade as well as bilateral development of both sides. Instead, the powers in the Old World started colonizing New World and started draining the wealth of the New World to make the availability of the resources scarce in the New World countries. As mentioned by Beramendi, Dincecco and Rogers (2019), mercantilism observed in the exchanges between New and Old World not only started draining raw resources of the New World to the Old World, but also introduced new products on both sides, affecting the food habits and business the most.
It was found that the traders, who went to New World counties, came back with foods such as sugar, chocolate, tobacco and potatoes. Although the Old World was at the gain, they also introduced new ideas and products to New World. The introduction to horse as a medium of transport, the use of sugar plants, pigs and chickens, which became the sustainable sources of meat, which the natives accepted fast.
Commodification:
One of the most evident aspects of the exchange between the New...