How Did The New World Change From 1350 To 1750

During 1500-1750, Latin America and the Caribbean developed independently It was isolated and its agricultural economies grew. They had a ritualistic polytheistic religion with “divine” kings and large urban centers. During the period of 1500-1750, interregional trade in Latin American and the Caribbean changed as it was now included in global trade, and had different views on religion, although it continued to have forced labor systems.

Religion in this period began to be forced on South Americans during the time of the Jesuits (Society of Jesus) came in to this region, but failed in converting many people to the monotheistic religion of Christianity. Before the Jesuits, South Americans believed in a polytheistic faith, such of that of the Inca “Sun God” and “Thunder God”. Jesuits, originating in French Canada or Spain, worked hard to convert those to Christianity by mastering native languages, along with creating boarding schools for young boys and girls, along with setting up model agricultural communities for converted Americans. They established churches throughout the region such as in in Huron and Algonquin territories. While the culture never really adapted to that of the Christian faith but instead continued to have faith in their deity’s. Due to the lack of acceptance, the church in the end redirected its missions and resources to different countries such as French settlements, founding schools, hospitals and churches.

The Indigenous people of America are called Native Americans or often referred to as “Indians”. They make up about two percent of the population in the United States and some of them still live in reservations. They once lived freely in the wilderness without any sort of influence or exposure from the Europeans who later came in the year of 1492, and therefore their culture is very different from ours. The Iroquois are northeastern Native Americans who are historically important and powerful. In the following essay we will discover some differences between the religious beliefs of the Native American Iroquois and Christianity to see if culture and ways of living have an effect on the view of religion, but we will also get to know some similarities. I am going to be focusing on the Iroquois, which are the northeastern Native Americans in North America.

Religion has formed a place in the New World putting everything in more of a perspective was coming together. Even through Europe forced religion on the Native American living in the colonies Christianity as their first religion. The release of the theory of the Word of God through the eyes of the Protestant and Catholics. Franciscan “apostles “encouraged the people of Mexico to relinquish their faith and follow Christianity under the New Jerusalem. Apostles Franciscan realized the coming of Christ and he was known also as the Holy Trinity of God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. PFernan Cortez brought a distinctive of hope and life back to the church during the twelfth-century.

Although Columbus's revelation of the New World to the Old World caused deadly diseases to both hemispheres, a loss of preservation of native American culture in the New World, and the unhealthy effect of tobacco in the Old World, it made an overall positive impact in lasting terms by the introduction of religion and horses and cattle in the New World and the new agriculture advancements and alpacas. The Eastern-Western hemisphere encounter was obviously positive in the Western hemisphere because of the fact that most of us here would have never been born, but the introduction of religions made a lasting impact. Most Europeans were religious and wanted to share their faith with the natives. Some people also came to escape religious

For almost as long as European settlers have interacted with the native peoples of the Americas, they have had a notion: what many call ‘assimilation’. To Europeans, assimilation of native peoples meant for their culture, which they believed to be superior, to be accepted over time by the natives. And as they grew more and more European in language, religion, customs, organization, morals, and behavior, they would slowly shed off all of their old culture which the European culture would be replacing. The Europeans believed this process was for the best for the natives and that they would be happier living ‘civilized’ lives as opposed to practicing their own traditions.

Before Europeans landed in the Americas, Native Americans lived within various complex societies across modern day North and South America. Two of the greatest empires that existed at the time were the Aztecs located in modern central Mexico or at the time it was called Mesoamerica and the Incas located in modern Peru, these societies were unique because they were ruled by kings, nobles and warriors whereas most North American Natives were ruled by chiefdoms. North American Native’s religion consisted of animist quality- a belief that the natural world had spiritual powers. They applied this belief to everyday life- praying to be exempt from disease, good crops, and plenty of food. Some societies amongst many North American Natives were matriarchal for example in the Iroquois society power and possessions were passed down through the female line of authority. Most women were gatherers and watched over the towns and men hunted for food for their families, maize agriculture was popular amongst the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes Natives. The Native Americans traded extensively before the Europeans arrived, for example there were annual trade fairs between the Navajos, Apaches and the Pueblos. In 1521, Hernan Cortes arrived in Mesoamerica and quickly overcame the Aztecs, not only by force but also disease. Europeans unknowingly brought many diseases, such as smallpox, influenza and measles, that the Native Americans were never exposed to and it was one of the biggest killers of the Natives. At first, Europeans forced Native Americans to be slaves and work on their plantations but soon they were replaced with the African slave.

      Colonial North America was a multifaceted melting pot of diversities. The amalgamation of different ethnicities, races, cultures and religious organizations created a circumstance in which the identities of the English, Native Americans, Africans and Germans were far from static. The interactions between these four groups helped to build the history of North America, and as such it is pertinent to understand the evolution of their identities. While old world traditions and increased interaction with cultural outsiders predominantly shaped the identities of English colonizers, religious appropriation and reinterpretation

Throughout colonial time there were many beliefs, movements, and conquests that happened within many countries. One of them in which was the spiritual conquest of the Spanish and the Portuguese. This spiritual conquest would undoubtedly be carried over to the Americas. Due to religion being very important to both the Europeans and the Natives this lead to a conflict that cause fights, missions, and resistances to increase.

The Europeans introduced them to technology such as guns, cannons, and knives resulting in trade and a new way to fight. Before the European arrival, many tribes hunted only when necessary; however, the development of trade with the Europeans caused Natives to hunt viciously for animal fur. This led to the decline of games the Natives needed for themselves. Another effect of European contact is the introduction of Christianity, Natives either converted voluntarily or involuntarily. For example, Spanish conquistadors convert conquered tribes to Catholicism which led to the a new version of Virgin Mary called the Virgin of Guadalupe. In the English colonies some captives were forced to convert to Christianity, learn English, and dress as an English such as Pocahontas. In contrast to the introduction of European culture, Native American cultures were loss as a product of European interaction. Diseases killed Native elders, who were responsible for passing down cultural traditions and customs, resulting in the loss of Native tradition. The loss of several languages occur as more and more Natives convert to European languages. European interaction has caused the loss of many rich Native American

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the movements to explore the new world increased rapidly. Among them was the arrival of the early Europeans on Americas. Only in a few decades this arrival has changed the land and the people of the Americas both on the physical the non-physical outcomes.

The late 15th century marked the beginnings of a period of discovery and expansion for Europeans. During these years of discovery, great forces behind drive for expansion existed. The Spanish and Portuguese's main forces included: the lust for the wealth of gold and silver, the acquisition of new lands which brought nobility, and the spread of their Christian based religion. The Spanish and Portuguese conquest of Latin America provides us with insight of these drives in the ultimate search for power. Unfortunately, these motives caused a European-Indigenous syncretism that virtually changed the native peoples way of life. Ultimately, syncretism meant survival for Native Americans in a world where their way of life did not suit the life

How were traditional cosmologies brought over to the New World? Why did traditional beliefs have more of an impact in the Caribbean and South America but not as much in North America? What differed in Candomble and Santeria from traditional Yoruba beliefs after the fusing of the religious

Native Americans lost their culture once the Spanish made them a part of the mission system. Before European arrival, they were predominantly pagan and had multiple gods or spirits which they worshipped as part of their rituals for successful harvest or hunt. Through the mission system, they underwent baptism through Catholicism and learned to worship only one supreme being and

However after these Europeans arrived, disease and conquest struck the people and since the population decrease, it is very likely that some religious traditions are lost forever. These Europeans and other intruders did not invade easily. The current Native Americans at that time resisted heavily. These resistance movements “had influence far and wide”. Some of the religious traditions of Native Americans are shared among the tribes such as the Sun Dance and the belief that everything in the natural world is connected which further emphasizes why Native Americans find importance in relationships between humans and other elements of the natural world. Many Native Americans also have certain rites of passage they must complete before they can transition from childhood to adulthood. Native Americans also believe that if you do not complete the transition from childhood to adulthood, then you can be considered a child for all your life. However, with many similarities comes a vast number of differences. One major difference between the Native