Societies in the World Quiz 1 Started on Completed on Time taken Grade What makes the little-known 1835 clash between the Maori and Moriori peoples a particularly interesting conflict for Diamond? Marks: 4 1 Answer: The little-known 1835 clash between the Maori and Moriori peoples was particularly interesting for Diamond because the Maori-Moriori peoples are both from common ancestors originating less than a millennium earlier. Diamond believed that if we could understand the
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Ninan Cuyochi‚ who was the beneficiary to the position of royalty leaving no reasonable successor‚ both kicked the bucket of smallpox. Finally‚ the triumph of Peru which began in 1532 when a gathering drove by Francisco Pizarro landed in the city of Cajamarca‚ equipped with 110 men and a ranger of 67. These factors prompted the fall of Inca (Jarus‚ The Incas: History of Andean Empire‚ 2013) (Mckay‚ et
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Andes Fold Mountains Dimensions Length of Andes: 7‚000 km Average Height of Andes: 4‚000 m Width of Andes: 500 km Countries the Andes Covers: Argentina‚ Bolivia‚ Chile‚ Colombia‚ Ecuador‚ Peru‚ and Venezuela How were the Andes formed? The Andes were formed due to the compression‚ the act of tending to come together from different direction of plate boundary‚ just off the western coast of the continent of South America. The oceanic crust is being forced against the continental crust which
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[pic] Guns Germs and Steel Humans have lived on this planet for thousands of years. Over the time‚ they learned‚ developed‚ acquired knowledge‚ and civilized in the process. Yet‚ this learning can’t be construed to be complete‚ leaving a lot to be learned. Along the way‚ human race has evolved by generating vast amounts of food‚ domestication of plant and animals‚ along with battles and illnesses. The primitive human who survived on hunting has reformed into modern human as we
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The Spanish conquistador‚ Francisco Pizarro (Pizarro) once argued‚ “There lies Peru with its riches; here‚ Panama and its poverty. Choose‚ each man‚ what best becomes a brave Castilian.” Reports of Peru ’s riches and the heroic stories of other conquistador’s success against the Aztec Empire in Mexico tantalized all of Spain. This influenced Pizarro to plead with the Spanish king‚ Charles V‚ for permission to undertake an expedition to claim Peru‚ the home of the Inca Empire‚ in the name of the Spain
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Cro-Magnon‚ Clovis‚ etc. CHAPTER 2: ANatural Experiment of History 4. Why did the Maori and the Moriori evolve differently? 5. How did population density affect economies‚ social complexity‚ and political organization? CI{APTER 3: Collision at Cajamarca 6. Who are Atahualpa andPizzano and why was their meeting significant? 7 . Explain the variety of reasons why Pizzano’s small force defeated Atahualpa’s empire. CHAPTER 4: Farmer
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Conquest of Mexico and Peru “How did small groups of Spaniards‚ which initially numbered only a few hundred men‚ conquer the Aztec and the Incan empires that had populations in the millions‚ large armies‚ and militarist traditions of their own? (Keen and Haynes 68). Many modern day scholars express how easily the Spanish conquered both Mexico and Peru from great leaders such as the Aztec ruler Moctezuma and the Incan emperor Atahualpa. In order to understand how this conquest was accomplished
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The Conquest of Peru and the Inca Empire With the mighty Aztec Empire in ruins and the Maya decimated in Central America‚ only one formidable native kingdom remains in the New World: the gold-rich Inca‚ high in the frigid mountains of Peru. Francisco Pizarro‚ an illiterate conquistador in the ruthless mold of Hernán Cortés sets out with 200 men to defeat the last great New World Empire. Juan Pizarro‚ Francisco’s Reckless Younger Brother The name Francisco Pizarro is well-known: he was the ruthless
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Terms and Essays: 1. Traditional paradigm- transplant of English institutions or English culture into North America 2. Atlantic System paradigm- the creation of the Atlantic Ocean as a system or network of exchange after the voyages of Columbus 3. Christopher Columbus- an Italian explorer and navigator from Genoa‚ who asked King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella for a grant to find India and its treasures. He landed in modern-day Bahamas and claimed he “discovered” America 4. 1492 Edict of
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Accordingly‚ some such as Carlos Ivan Degregori have situated the PCP-SL inside a long history of local elites who mixed concern for the indigenous with authoritarianism. Others‚ such as Lewis Taylor have found connections with the rise of the APRA in Cajamarca and the later rise of the PCP-SL in the same department.
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