Compare And Contrast Europeans And African Americans

Europe, Africa, and the Americas each had intelligent societies developed in them. However, geography of the territories they lived in contributed to the development of these civilizations. Civilizations that lived close to each other often influenced or inspired each other. Moreover, civilizations often took from their predecessors. A key example of this is when the Aztecs destroyed and took over the Toltec Native American’s land. Another example was when the Mali Empire took over the Ghana Empire. Instead of completely throwing away all of the Ghana Empire’s activities, they continued the gold-salt trade through the Sahara. They designed their city similar to the Toltecs, and made it significantly more lavish. Additionally, the ability to trade with neighboring civilizations

Europe and Africa had similar mindsets when it comes to imperialist views because they had interactions much before Europeans came into contact with societies from the Americas. Europeans and Africans had boats fit for travelling longer distances, unlike colonies in the Americas. As a result, Europeans and Africans could travel through oceans, unlike Native Americans. For example, Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal was one of the first to venture to Africa in hopes to find better trade routes and wealth. As a result, ideas from Africa and Europe were formed, and alliances were created between certain nations. Even before that, Christian missionaries spread Christianity to the coasts of Africa. Another example is when the Ottoman empire was at it’s height, the collaborations of Ottoman and European ideas created many technical advancements, like the mechanical clock. Since there was no interaction between the Europeans and Africans with the Americas, they remained isolated and developed with blatantly different