Open Access
American Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
ISSN (Online): 2378-7031
DOI: 10.46568/arjhss
The Legacies of European Colonization-World Trading System, Ecological Exchange and Mercantilism
Abstract
This essay is about 3 legacies of European Colonialism around the world: the World Trading System
and its influence of people around the world, the Ecological Exchange and its significance of agriculture and
environment, and the Mercantilism which shape modern world politics and economics.
The World Trading System is established in the European colonization as a result of European involved in the trade in different regionally market. The Europeans explore and expand their trading network to every corner of the world, establish the colonies and connect them into the trading network. The wide spread colonies and trading networks shaped modern world. The trading network not only provides the chance of goods exchange, but also culture and idea exchange; the spread of religions, ideology and technologies was boosted by the trade activities.
The ecological exchange, introduces high yielded crops from America to old world, while also introduce old world species to the new continents. The corns and potatoes, which are the most representative new world crops, raised millions of people with their unbelievable moderation ability. The old world crops and animals adapted the new environment well and supported the whole world with their agriculture output. However, the invasive species and disease lead to massive destruction to the new world population and the ecological diversity; and caused the long term risk to the world.
At last, the mercantilism shaped the politic relations and economic connection of the European Maritime Empires and their colonies, and later expanded to all around the world. The mercantilism influenced the relationship of colonies with their mother countries before and after their independence. Despite of the international relationship, the mercantilism and the trade activity based on this theory shaped the world cultural, political and economical environment.
The World Trading System is established in the European colonization as a result of European involved in the trade in different regionally market. The Europeans explore and expand their trading network to every corner of the world, establish the colonies and connect them into the trading network. The wide spread colonies and trading networks shaped modern world. The trading network not only provides the chance of goods exchange, but also culture and idea exchange; the spread of religions, ideology and technologies was boosted by the trade activities.
The ecological exchange, introduces high yielded crops from America to old world, while also introduce old world species to the new continents. The corns and potatoes, which are the most representative new world crops, raised millions of people with their unbelievable moderation ability. The old world crops and animals adapted the new environment well and supported the whole world with their agriculture output. However, the invasive species and disease lead to massive destruction to the new world population and the ecological diversity; and caused the long term risk to the world.
At last, the mercantilism shaped the politic relations and economic connection of the European Maritime Empires and their colonies, and later expanded to all around the world. The mercantilism influenced the relationship of colonies with their mother countries before and after their independence. Despite of the international relationship, the mercantilism and the trade activity based on this theory shaped the world cultural, political and economical environment.
