12th‚ 1492: Christopher Columbus lands in the Americas Upon his landing‚ Henretta stated that: “Believing that he had reached Asia — the Indies‚ in fifteenth-century parlance — Columbus called the native inhabitants Indians and the islands the West Indies.” (1) The term “Indians” became synonymous with describing Native Americans‚ and continues to this day. Columbus actually landed in the Bahamas. His discovery prompted further exploration of the Americas‚ sending the race of colonization into motion
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Global Early Human The original Americans are the native Americans. first migration the very first migration to America happened in38‚000 B.C.E–15‚000B.C.E Arrived from North Asia (Russia‚ Mongolia…etc) the second wave happened between 10‚000 B.C.E and 4‚000 B.C.E The third wave happened between 3‚000 bce and 1‚000 Major Pre-Columbian Civilizations ( Aztec – Mayas – Inca ) The Mayans Their famous pyramid is the Chichen-Itza Mayan civilization of Maize (kind of corn) Mayan underground
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Indigenous People of Latin America Throughout the world‚ when new lands were conquered‚ old customs would be lost. However‚ in Latin America‚ a great deal of their indigenous tribes not only survived being conquered‚ they are still around today. Different regions of Latin America are home to different peoples and many tribes are part of ancient full-fledged kingdoms. Some of these kingdoms are among the most well-known in the world. The Meso-American native peoples make Latin America famous. These peoples
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Latin America: A Legacy of Oppression When the Europeans first arrived in Latin America‚ they didn’t realize the immensity of their actions. As history has proven‚ the Europeans have imposed many things on the Latin American territory have had a long‚ devastating effect on the indigenous people. In the centuries after 1492‚ Europeans would control much of South America and impose a foreign culture upon the already established civilizations that existed before their arrival. These imposed ideas left
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Discussion Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the Caribbean islands and Central America was one of the most important discoveries in the history of the world because it sparked an explorative‚ competitive fire within the hearts of Europeans. Not only did his journey take him to new uncharted waters‚ but it began an era in which Europe would begin to expand their empire 3‚000 miles across the Atlantic to the Americas. Usually this would not be easy‚ and it was not‚ but the Europeans had several factors
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Janira Garcia 09-14-2012 1st Pd. Settlements of British North America Although there was economic and religious concerns during the colonial period it is believed and can be proved that economic concerns had more to do with the settling in British North American than religious concerns. Economic concerns that drove the settlements included‚ over population‚ standard of living‚ as well as high unemployment. Throughout history‚ people from around the world from different cultures have to American
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Between the late 1500s and mid-late 1600s‚ there was a huge boom in the interests of colonization in the Americas. The British‚ French‚ and Spanish had sought after these new found lands for many different reasons. The intentions of the British and Spanish were similar in that most of their colonists were interested in economic benefits such as agricultural colonies that would yield cash crops for business. There were other intentions of claiming strategic lands in the name of their homelands. However
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The first Catholic priests came to South America with the conquistadors and through social and political force superimposed 16th century Catholicism upon conquered peoples and in subsequent generations upon slaves arriving in the New World. Catholicism has‚ likewise‚ frequently absorbed‚ rather than confronted‚ popular folk religious beliefs. The resulting religion is often overtly Catholic but covertly pagan. Behind the Catholic facade‚ the foundations and building structure reflect varying folk
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behavior in Latin America compared to North American ways of dealing with business partners. 1.) One need to spent more time with your potential partner in order to be trustworthy. Business is often discussed even after the third meeting. 2.) You must wait before you start talking about business. 3.) Price is only one of many things you take into account. Many Us- American principles wont work in Latin America 4.) Graduated people in Latin America want to hear their title. In north America a title is
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