Question

What lasting legacies of early modern globalization are evident in the early twenty-first century? pay particular attention to the legacies of the slave trade?

Answer 1

There are several legacies in different parts of the world. Legacies were political, social economy of the monarchic states and with them, the modern states arose. The political and social legacy. The economic legacy. The textile industry increased commercial and artisanal production. During the Modern Age, there are advances in different sciences and areas: Astronomy Medicine Art Architecture Technology The Political and Social Legacy There was a strengthening of the Army and its support for the monarchs and strengthened the power of the kings. The emergence of archives The scientific and cultural legacy After the abolition of slavery, the descendants of slaves continue to suffer discrimination despite legally enjoying the same rights as the rest of the population. Â In the United States, apartheid lasted until the 1960s. In Latin America, the definite concept that the clearer the skin was, the higher the social status is closely linked to the legacy of slavery. Another slave-like psychological legacy was the contempt for work. Both masters and ex-slaves tend to mark the superiority of their social status by not performing the same activities, which is to work. There are countries and regions in America that witnessed more economic growth during the twentieth century and are just the places that had received huge waves of immigration after the abolition of slavery.