Global Interaction

Global Interaction changed the early modern world because people came in contact with new religions, cultures, political ideas, and creating new ideas by choice through trade and colonization. Global interaction has changed the early modern world because it brought the Americas into the world of trade system. For example, trade in luxury items across the Silk road became a world wide spread. The Silk road became a network of trades routes across Asia, North, Northeast Africa and Europe. Silk became one of the most major products traded from China due to it’s softness and luxury. The world became truly global because during 1450, the Silk Road, was an important main route to get to places, and to sell and exchange items. However, not only

For example, as the Spanish and Aztecs interacted upon each other religions begin to form. Due to interaction, it allowed Africans, Christianity and Native Americans to find similar practices, beliefs and characteristics with new religions. Even though, they were forced to follow catholic beliefs by the Spanish, they were still allowed to keep some of their ancient practices. This shows change because as a result, both Native and Spanish were able to create a religious tradition. In addition, race mixing was demonstrated. For example, a Spanish man and indigenous woman would create a Mestizo child. Due to interaction, racial makeup of the Americans began to change. This shows change because groups such as peninsulare, creole, mulatto and mestizo became mix groups creating different races. However, a new social hierarchy was formed based on ethnicity. In this case, a Mestizo child is a mixed of Native and European creating less opportunities for them versus a child who is born in Spain. In addition, In other empires such as the Ottoman Empire, most of them were Muslims. However, they did not force other people to convert into one of them. Due to interaction, they were allowed to keep a more diverse community, keeping the Empire together by tolerating the religions. This shows change because Christians and Jews were enable to create communities millets such as sending their children to their own school, and having their own local