Answer to Question #256649 in History for Mimin

Question

What is the west ? A place or an idea

2stuart hall suggest that the idea of the west relies on its opposite "rest to give it meaning? Explain how the opposite give meaning to each other.

What is a discourse?

How did European expansion across globe begin 15th century and what were consequences

Answer 1

West is a place

Discourse is a social structure that provides knowledge and meaning that is historically contingent.

Europe tried to develop trade routes in the 15th century in order to acquire new sources of riches and to bring Christianity to the East and any newly discovered regions. The growth of global colonial empires during the European Age of Discovery resulted in the creation of a commercial network connecting Europe, Asia, Africa, and the New World.

Many ecosystems were disrupted by colonization, which brought in new creatures while eradicating others. The Europeans brought with them a slew of diseases that wiped out Native American populations. Both colonists and Native Americans sought to new plants for therapeutic purposes.