1. Big History Anthony Knapp Hist. 140 7/23/2011

2. What is Big HistorySource: The “Big” History of Coffee “ Big History” <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_history> Big History the official definition; is a different way to look at history. It takes a small question and ups the scale. Meaning that it takes history past the time scales and groups history into common themes.

3. Big History Cont.Source: The Way We Are Video Human Perception changes with the knowledge that we know. The Western Civilization was built upon the Greeks of questioning everything in the universe. This relates to Big History, because big history ups the scale of the question being ask. Also big history combines many subjects to answer the question being ask.

5. Migration: Cont. Source: Video: The Colombian Trade There are reasons for migrations like hunting and gathering foods. The other reason is for trade. A example would be the Spanish Conquistador exploring and conquering most of the Americas in the 15thand 16th century.

6. Trade: Before Columbus Source: The world in 1492 and Columbus’s World To Understand why Christopher Columbus embarked on his journey that change history we must look at the World that he lived in. The World of Columbus was a world that started to devolved trade after the Crusades which brought back spices of the far east. At this time there was tension with Muslim who conquered Constantinople and the southern part of Spain. All the trade routes to Asia were controlled by the Muslim Empire, and force European traders to pay inflated prices.

7. Trade: Christopher Columbus Source: The world in 1492 and Columbus’s World It is important to talk about who Columbus is. Columbus was born in 1451 in the Italian City-State of Genova. Like in may Italian City-States people in the City State were able to move up in society and were taught to be self confident and to be ambitious. Columbus later became a merchant representative. Columbus goal to reach the Asian island of Samona “Where the gold was” Also to reach China, which was consider to a technological and cultural center. To reach these two places would potential gains lots of wealth

8. Trade: After Columbus Source: The Columbian Trade The legacy that Columbus left enormous. It was the first time that both of the continents where link by trade. The Europeans Brought grains like wheat and barely which found to be great climate to grow Also brought livestock like cows, the cows develop the gachos and cowboys which both became respected icons in their countries Horses were also brought which change Native Americans life's and help flourish their culture. The European also brought foods that were native to the Americas like potatoes, maize, and casaba which saved people form starvation.

9. FoodSources: Guns, Germs, and Steel: Esp 1 Out of Eden, The Columbian Trade Food is a important factor in developing society. Agriculture started in the Middle East 11,500 years 9,000 years after came live stock These two factors played important role in that they provide two stable food sources. This in turned help support larger populations and help create specialist The specialist in turned could produce steel Although 1,000 years latter the Fertile Crescent was abandoned for over use Agriculture was carried over to other area similar latitudes. For the people who were not so lucky couldn’t supply the constant food, couldn’t developed like the others

10. ConquestSources: Gun, Germs, and Steel: Esp. 2 Conquests The reason that the Spanish Conquistador were able to beat the Inca Empire of South America. Frist the technology of the Spanish weapons were made after fighting with the Moors for two hundred years. To jacobabus, which were primitive guns. Second was the horses, which were bred for over 4000 years in Spain, also the Spanish riding style of jimeta, which emphasis control and maneuverability and riding with one hand. Must important was knowledge, which the Incas were isolated from the rest of the world. That knowledge was able to move easier east to west, instead North to South. Lastly Diseases that European were immune to.

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