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WHY DID AFRICANS COOPERATE? Europeans paid high price forslaves because demand for sugarwas high low pop. density had alreadymade labor (and slaves) valuableexisting mechanisms supplied Eurodemand 367,000 1,868,000 6,133,000 3,330,000 – 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 1460-1600 1601-1700 1701-1801 1801-1900 Theories of Slavery Slavery and Climate Extreme weather events disrupt society Theories: Droughtdecreasedslavery […]

  What resources do empires need? Why? WHY DID AFRICANS COOPERATE? Europeans paid high price forslaves because demand for sugarwas high low pop. density had alreadymade labor (and slaves) valuableexisting mechanisms supplied Eurodemand 367,000 1,868,000 6,133,000 3,330,000 – 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 1460-1600 1601-1700 1701-1801 1801-1900 Theories of Slavery Slavery and Climate

WHY DID AFRICANS COOPERATE? Europeans paid high price forslaves because demand for sugarwas high low pop. density had alreadymade labor (and slaves) valuableexisting mechanisms supplied Eurodemand 367,000 1,868,000 6,133,000 3,330,000 – 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 1460-1600 1601-1700 1701-1801 1801-1900 Theories of Slavery Slavery and Climate Extreme weather events disrupt society Theories: Droughtdecreasedslavery

What is causing some regions/empires to expand and otherto contract? WHY DID AFRICANS COOPERATE? Europeans paid high price forslaves because demand for sugarwas high low pop. density had alreadymade labor (and slaves) valuableexisting mechanisms supplied Eurodemand 367,000 1,868,000 6,133,000 3,330,000 – 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 1460-1600 1601-1700 1701-1801 1801-1900 Theories of Slavery

WHY DID AFRICANS COOPERATE? Europeans paid high price forslaves because demand for sugarwas high low pop. density had alreadymade labor (and slaves) valuableexisting mechanisms supplied Eurodemand 367,000 1,868,000 6,133,000 3,330,000 – 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 1460-1600 1601-1700 1701-1801 1801-1900 Theories of Slavery Slavery and Climate Extreme weather events disrupt society Theories: Droughtdecreasedslavery

Climate and the Slave Trade Agenda Lecture: Climate and Slave Trade Discussion Marks Group work: in-classpresentations read excerpt of Parker’sGlobal Crisison Blackboard read Marks 86-96 Quiz #6 due next Wed:questions from both New World’s Impact onAfrica: 1)Short-term: new foodcropspopulationgrowth 2)Medium-term: massiveslave-trade to populateAmerica 3)Long-term: Africa becamesource for raw materialexploitation Short Term: Mighty Maize Corn imported

FOOD REVOLUTION Filled in necessary ecological/climaticgaps for crops Produced lots of extra calories–fedstarving peasants and even allowedpopulation to increase Fills places around the tropics EXCHANGES DISCUSSION What are the exchanges that characterize European expansioninto the “New World” (from the four categories we learnedabout on Tuesday)? In what way do climate and geography affect these exchanges?How

FOOD REVOLUTION Filled in necessary ecological/climaticgaps for crops Produced lots of extra calories–fedstarving peasants and even allowedpopulation to increase Fills places around the tropics EXCHANGES DISCUSSION What are the exchanges that characterize European expansioninto the “New World” (from the four categories we learnedabout on Tuesday)? In what way do climate and geography affect these exchanges?How

FOOD REVOLUTION Filled in necessary ecological/climaticgaps for crops Produced lots of extra calories–fedstarving peasants and even allowedpopulation to increase Fills places around the tropics EXCHANGES DISCUSSION What are the exchanges that characterize European expansioninto the “New World” (from the four categories we learnedabout on Tuesday)? In what way do climate and geography affect these exchanges?How

FOOD REVOLUTION Filled in necessary ecological/climaticgaps for crops Produced lots of extra calories–fedstarving peasants and even allowedpopulation to increase Fills places around the tropics EXCHANGES DISCUSSION What are the exchanges that characterize European expansioninto the “New World” (from the four categories we learnedabout on Tuesday)? In what way do climate and geography affect these exchanges?How