Lecture 2: First Contact ContinuedLayout:I. SimilaritiesII. VikingsIII. Europe 1450IV. Why Explore?V. 3 Points of Contact Disease Trade Land~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I. Similarities1. Hierarchy- Social (Caste/Class)- Religious (Pope)- Political (Royalty)2. Property Rights- Europe (Wanted private property and possessions)- Native Americans (Cared less about possessions)3. Slavery - Europe: Slaves were an economic resource; slavery was permanent- Native Americans: Slaves were usually prisoners of war; temporary enslavement- Mound Builders- Earthen Structures- Mounds State Park- Angel Mounds- Cahokia (Largest)- Disappeared in 1300 II. Vikings - Norse- Scandinavians (Not all of them)- Peaceful traders at first (Rome, Baghdad, Black Sea, Africa)o 793: Raiders- Britain , Ireland- Why? - Population Increase- Politics- New Goals- York, Dublin, Lincolno 870: Expand to Icelando 930: Formed government in Icelando 982: Exiled Erik the Red (Murderer)- Along with others, started a new settlement in Greenlando 1000: Leif Eriksson (Son of Erik the Red)- Newfoundland- 1960s: Historians found out about the Viking colonyIII. Europe in 1450- Nasty, British, Short Life- ~ 400 million people- Bubonic Plague (Black Death)- 1/3 of Europe Died- War- Life Expectancy: 40- Mother Goose Stories (Fairy Tales)- Oral History- Puss-In-Boots- Hansel and GretelIV. Why Explore?- New Technology- Rise of Powerful European Monarchs- Creation of Nation States- Belief in Mercantilism - Economic Theory of Resources- Resources = Land and Power (Main Idea)V. Contact with Native Americans1. Disease: Native Americans had no natural immunity to European diseases- Flu, smallpox, measles, chicken pox- Killed thousandso As early as 1540: de Sota found in what is now Georgia, “grown up grass”o 1620: Pilgrimso 1500: 25 million peopleo 1568: 3 million people left2. Trade- Guns- Alcohol3. Land- From Europe: Kentucky bluegrass, dandelions, clovers, peaches, grapes, oranges, horses, sheep, hogs, wheat, barley, pears, rats, etc.- From Native Americans: corn, potatoes, tomatoes, peanuts, beans, pumpkins, squash, turkey, pineapple, cod, syphilis - Native Americans gave Europeans food that improved their diet and helped them thriveMain Points:- Profit (Gold)- Patriotism (Glory)- Protestantism