The New World was seen as an opportunity for those who wanted a better life. Those who became successful achieved their goals because they learned of new goods to sell and ways to increase their production.

An article surveying the cultural history of the Bumbita Arapesh people of the East Sepik province of Papua New Guinea. Based on the field research of anthropologist Stephen Leavitt, this article shows the adverse effects colonization can have on a culture.

Society today is one of convenience and speed. The less time it takes you to complete something the better. Hence if asked whether you want to drive or walk somewhere, the answer will always be to drive. Even if your destination is literally around the corner or just a couple minutes from where you are now, it’s very rare someone will want to take the extra time and effort required to get there.

The First Nations had an organized education system that the Europeans could not identify. The introduction of residential schools led to the decline of the Aboriginal culture. The present education options available to children of First Nations descent is also discussed.

The work force is beginning to shrivel as older workers retire and younger workers take their places. The number of workers in the rich world aged 15 to 65 will peak in 2010. 25 million workers will be lost in the next 15 years unless retirement age is delayed.

The New World had been discovered by accident as Christopher Columbus had been hoping to sail to the East Indies and China by sailing westwards from Spain. Although Christopher Columbus was initially disappointed to have only reached the West Indies, further explorations by him and others showed that the New World had a great deal could broaden the early modern European horizon. The first Europeans that reached the New World were primarily after treasures that would make them wealthy, as well as the glory and prestige of conquering new empires. However, as the following will amply demonstrate there was much more than silver and gold that had the affect of broadening the early modern European horizon that came from the New World.

The beginning of chocolate until now.

A Quick overview of the Ming Dynasty’s fall and the rise of Qing Dynasty and the Chinese relations with the Europeans during the early 1700s.

A list of 20 or so of the most famous European explorers of history and short description of which country they explored for and their accomplishments during their time.

The United States is often called the nation of immigrants. This is a more fitting title than you might think, for even our “native” Native Americans were themselves immigrants, coming from Asia some 20000 to 30000 years ago.