The Negative Effects Of The Age Of Exploration

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History not only explains what happened in the past but reveals how humanity has transformed. Throughout centuries, there’s this identification where societies have all had a similar thought-process: “never having enough,” which led to migration, expansion, and mobilizing, one example of this is the age of exploration. In spite of this movement that led Europeans to a favorable position for abundance in new land, new resources, and capital; this was an adverse effect towards colored populations because it established systems of slavery, oppression, and inflicted inhumane treatment. Although the era of exploration was an advantage to multiple countries, it became catastrophe towards civilizations of color because Europeans ' bias created inequality that reflected when they communicated, when revolts occurred, and when offered assistance.
These historical events led a distinction of white superiority towards the colored societies, in fact, it expresses through their communication with one another. At this point, the forms of communication that were practiced were observing, trading, and non-verbal body expressions; however, with the lack of linguistic conversation, there was difficulty in comprehending each other. For instance, when Guacarigari makes a trade with Columbus he interprets it as equal individuals partaking an act of fair exchange, but for Columbus, it’s an act of submission. Thus, the ineffective communication led Columbus to use his European bias to fill in