The first European Americans When people think about the new world‚ they might think why did European sail across the globe to the new world? Why did Chinese‚ for example‚ did not want to sail? The answer to that is Europeans‚ unlike Chinese or any other group of people‚ had two main reasons that made them interested to sail to the new world. Europeans were motivated by their poverty‚ and their motive to convert the world to Christianity. In other words‚ Europeans were motivated by “God‚ gold‚ and
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The Europeans were motivated to embark on voyages for discovery had many motives. One motivation was to find the fantastic lands described in works such as the Travels of Mandeville and the legends of the magical kingdom of Prester John. Columbus even took a copy of Marco Polos Travels with him on his voyages. The most important motive was economic. The conquests of the Ottoman Turks had cut the Europeans off from trade with Asia. The overland trade routes were controlled by the Arab Muslims
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In 1521‚ the Aztecs tirelessly defended their capital against Hernan Cortés‚ a Spanish conquistador‚ and his convoy of fellow Spaniards and native allies. Founded in 1345 on the shore of Lake Texcoco‚ Tenochtitlan became the capital city and religious center for the Mexica people of the Aztec empire. An Aztec eyewitness describes in detail the final days of the once powerful city as it fell to the Spaniards. When Christopher Columbus arrived to the Indies in 1492‚ he opened the gates for Spanish
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The West Indies were home to the Native Americans who had been around for many years. The Native Americans crossed the Bering Strait and stepped into the New World in pursuit of a better climate for hunting and settlement. They are considered as the first North Americans according to historians. After entering into the New World‚ they established their own political‚ economical‚ and social system. Although they have made advances in their society‚ they did not had a common language‚ and had few institutional
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Annotations to Morga’s 1609 Philippine History by José Rizal; translated by Austin Craig As a child José Rizal heard from his uncle‚ José Alberto‚ about a ancient history of the Philippines written by a Spaniard named Antonio de Morga. The knowledge of this book came from the English Governor of Hong Kong‚ Sir John Browning‚ who had once paid his uncle a visit. While in London‚ Rizal immediately acquainted himself with the British Museum where he found one of the few remaining copies
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Cultural Syncretism Abstract The concept of cultural syncretism exists when two different cultures combine their ancient beliefs of the past to create new traditions and/or beliefs. There are several cultural factors that influenced both Africa and the Americas such as weaponry‚ technological advancements‚ medical and religious. China and India’s values were quite different when it came to cultural beliefs. They would isolate themselves from outside traditions‚ which made them more resistant to
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The Philippines under the Spanish colonial regime (Part I) Taxation Power of the state to impose and collect revenue for public purpose to promote the welfare of the people of a particular society 8 reales at first‚ then 10 reales in 1589‚ then 12 reales in 1851. Abolished in 1884 but replaced by a personal cedula tax based on the yearly income of the taxpayer. All citizens above 18 are required to pay the new tax. While the rational of taxation was premised on the support of public welfare
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Colonialism and Neo-colonialism Approximately‚ five hundred years have passed in the Philippine archipelago. A lot of things happened within this period of time. Having been under the governing powers of foreign countries‚ the transition of norms‚ cultures‚ and traditions was widely spread. Centuries of Hispanic and American colonization have passed‚ and due to continuous struggles of the Philippines‚ it is now on its own; or not? Western colonization in the Philippines started from
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APUSH American Pageant: Edition 13 Chapter 1 Notes Founding the New Nation The people who settled in America didn’t want to found a new nation. They were Europeans who continued to view themselves as Europeans‚ and they regarded America as the “western rim of a transatlantic European world”. The settlers who came to America were much alike. They spoke English and wanted an agricultural society. They grew to cherish the ideals like individual liberty‚ self-government‚ religious tolerance‚ and
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With the conquest of Mexico and the establishment of colonial New Spain came widespread change. The conquistadors‚ the newly established Spanish government‚ and the Church flipped the social order upside-down and established new structures in every aspect of the natives’ lives. Those who‚ in the old order‚ were wealthy and well-respected struggled to survive while the lower class fell even farther. Under the new system people of all classes and rankswhether well-respected‚ royal‚ or poorhad
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