the food grown for personal consumption (self-feeding)‚ but there is some commercial farming as well. Llamas have historically been used a lot in the Andes‚ as a form of transportation and carrying materials for irrigation and buildings or goods. Alpaca‚ a relative of the Llama‚ has been used to produce some of the finest cloth known to man‚ and is also produced in the Andes mountains. These animals can carry over 25 percent of their
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Old World to New World New World to Old World Diseases Smallpox Syphilis Measles Chicken Pox Malaria Yellow Fever Influenza The Common Cold Animals Horses Turkeys Cattle Llamas Pigs Alpacas Sheep Guinea Pigs Goats Chickens Plants The Columbian Exchange Alfred W. Crosby a historian at the University of Texas in Austin created the term The Columbian Exchange in 1972. The term describes the history of the trading from the New World to the Old World
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Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and Human Progress Essay In the beginning of the first chapter Zinn tells us about Christopher Columbus’s expedition. He tells us about the indians or natives of Haiti and other islands‚ and how open they were to the white man. They traded‚ hospitalized‚ and respected these men that they never knew of. In return Zinn writes about how inhumane‚ barbarous‚ and cruel the white man was to the natives. Columbus was so ambitious that he didn’t take the time to understand that
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guard against clerical errors in this climate” (21). Through the quote‚ the accountant cares more about money than dying person. In this regard‚ he loses his morality. Also important‚ the accountant wears “a high starched collar‚ white cuffs‚ a light alpaca jacket‚ snowy trousers‚ a clear necktie‚ and varnished boots”(20). Since he epitomizes the greediness of the Company‚ the all white outfit symbolizes the moral disguise the Company wears‚ despite the corruption on the inside. The appearance of morality
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To what extent did global interaction through TRADE change the Early Modern World ? Key words: To what extent – to the degree or scale to which something has changed Change – the act or instance of making or becoming different What was life like before regarding trade? Europeans traded with Asians long before the Early Modern World. The Crusades introduced Europeans to many luxury goods from Asia‚ carried on complex overland routes through the Mongol empire. The trading center of
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lived happily together in the city of Nazca. Maita was a high priest and I was an Acllyacona otherwise called a chosen woman. Together this made us very high in society. Being an acllyancona I served as a weaver. I prepared textiles of llama and alpaca cloth. This was an essential part of Inca life. As Incas‚ we used these textiles as payment for the warfare or as gifts to high classed people. Also I made the clothes/garments for the Sapa Inca and for ritual
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The Columbian Exchange is the period of time when there were cultural and biological changes from the Old World to the New World. This would go on to completely change the Europeans and Native Americans way of life. It all started when Columbus set sail to the west for new trade routes to India in 1492 and lasted throughout the years of exploration. The exchange impacted both sides of the Atlantic socially and culturally. This exchange included technology‚ diseases‚ animals‚ and plants. Technology
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Mitch says to Blanche and the end of scene six “You need somebody and I need somebody too. Could it be me and you‚ Blanche?” Explore the ways in which Williams presents and uses the relationship of Blanche and Mitch in the play as a whole. When Blanche meets Mitch‚ she realises that her is someone who can give her a sense of belonging and who is also captivated by her “girlish” charms. She deceives him into thinking her‚ as she would like to be –prim and proper – however‚ as she later tells Mitch:
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corn-like food which helped cultivate the way for complex societies 7. Chiefdom 8. Mounds 9. Khipus 10. Ayllu 11. **Mit’a: which is our labor system based on shared obligations to work on behalf of the ruler and religious organizations. 12. Llamas and alpaca 13. Verticality (vertical integration) 14. **Waru waru agricultural techniques: which uses raised beds with advanced irrigation networks to prevent damage during floods. Places 15. Mesoamerica 16. **Tenochtitlan: Capital of the Aztec Empire‚ located
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Name: ______________________________________________________________________ Age of Exploration DBQ Essay This question is based on the accompanying documents. The question is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents. Some of these documents have been edited for the purposes of this question. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account the source of each document and any point of view that may be presented in the document. Historical Context: The Age of Exploration
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