interesting things happened on August 3rd. Some things that happened were my birthday and a couple historical things. The first thing that happened was in 1492. It was when Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera‚ Spain. Christopher Colombus was an explorer and navigator who was born in Italy. On the evening of 3 August 1492‚ Columbus left from Palos de la Frontera with three ships: a larger carrack‚ an old sailing ship‚ the Santa Maria‚ and two smaller Caravels‚ the Pinta‚ and the
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reserve the right to amend these study guides when necessary. Please contact me with any questions. --Professor Hagy The Pre-Columbian World 1492 & Beyond: Conquest Chronology 1300s: rise of the Aztec 1469: Isabela & Ferdinand marry‚ creating a united Spain 1481: Portuguese build Elmina slave castle on Africa’s Gold Coast 1492: Columbus discovers the Americas 1494: The Treaty of Tordesillas 1497: John Cabot’s voyage 1521: Cortes conquers the Aztec 1533: Pizarro conquers
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Chapter 1 – New World Beginnings‚ 33‚00B.C – A.D. 1769 New World Beginnings – the human history of the new world began during the ice-age when‚ because of lower sea levels‚ Asiatic tribes were able to cross the Bering Strait and populate the Americas. Eventually‚ these peoples migrated and dispersed to form tribes and some advanced civilizations on almost every corner of these two continents. Bering Strait – a land bridge connecting modern-day Alaska and Russia. During the Ice Age‚ low ocean
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soon colonized/conquered‚ it is hard to say whether or not Columbus was a legendary man. Christopher Columbus‚ in all respect‚ did change the course of history greatly‚ the only question is whether or not he should honored or scorned for it. In 1492‚ Columbus happened upon the Americas. Columbus believed these people‚ the Native Americans‚ easily conquerable‚ and showed that. He did a number of injustices to the Native American people‚ women and children included. He also believed them to have
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traveling west to reach the East. Queen Isabella refused Columbus at first. Later King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella gave Columbus three ships‚ a crew of about ninety men‚ and some money. The three ships were the Niña‚ Pinta‚ and Santa María. On August 2‚ 1492 the voyage began. Some thought the world was flat‚ and that their ships were sailing too far from the shore and would fall off the end of the earth. On October 12 after 71 days at sea land was sighted. Columbus and his men rowed ashore and planted
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Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa‚ Italy 1451‚ he was a map maker and a sailor in his forties‚ navigator and colonizer‚ and Genoese explorer. Columbus had many motivations and completed many voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. “You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” Many people when asked what their opinion on what kind of person Christopher Columbus was they would respond with negative comments. Although those people’s perspectives
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The Great Ice Age also led to populating of N America b. Map pg 6 c. A land bridge once connected N America to the Asian continent where the Bering Sea now exists. Humans used this bridge for some 250 centuries - populating the Americas d. By 1492‚ 54 million people inhabited the Americas e. Maize helped to sustain the population f. Development of civilization: large cities‚ technology of the wheel‚ commerce g. Aztecs: religion - human sacrifice III. The Earliest Americans a. The crop
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Chapter 1 Summary Millions of years ago‚ the two American continents became geologically separated from the Eastern Hemisphere land masses where humanity originated. The first people to enter these continents came across a temporary land bridge from Siberia about 35‚000 years ago. Spreading across the two continents‚ they developed a great diversity of societies based largely on corn agriculture and hunting‚ In North America‚ their societies were less numerous and urbanized than in South America
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From 1492 to 1750‚ there were many changes in the Atlantic world that were both social and economic. This occurred because of the new contact among Western Europe‚ the Americas‚ and Africa. There were several social changes that took place in Western Europe‚ the Americas‚ and Africa due to their contacts with the Atlantic world. Also‚ within these three regions‚ there were several economic changes as well. By 1750‚ Western Europe came to dominate both the Americas and Africa socially and economically
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