given‚ he killed Atahuallpa. They were defeated and this cycle was continued by more Spanish conquistadors until the Native Americans were completely defeated. The Europeans were able to defeat the Native Americans because of advanced weapons/armor‚ agile horses‚ and the transmitting of fatal diseases. One reason is because of the Europeans advanced weapons/armor. Most people would probably have thought that guns played a major role but in reality it played a minor role. All the guns were able to do
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* There has been a notion that Africa does not have a history of its own before Europeans came to Africa. Hugh Trevor-Roper made an infamous statement in 1965 proclaiming‚ “Perhaps‚ in the future‚ there will be some African history to teach. But at the present there is none‚ or very little‚ there is only the history of the Europeans in Africa” (Africa in World History‚ 3rd edition‚ Pp. xxi). Although this was a statement in 1965 his notions couldn’t be farther
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Always a Motive and Gentlemen‚ Your Verdict Recently I’ve read two very good short stories: Always a Motive (by Dan Ross) and Gentlemen‚ Your Verdict (by Michael Bruce). Always a Motive is about a young man‚ named Joe Manetti‚ who is accused of kidnapping. Gentlemen‚ Your Verdict is about five men who are questioned about the murder of sixteen crewmembers. While both Always a Motive and Gentlemen‚ Your Verdict are written in third person and pull at the readers emotions‚ Always a Motives theme is
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authority. Unlike the Christian world from which European newcomers arrived‚ Indian religion did not pose a sharp distinction between the natural and supernatural‚ or secular and religious activities. In some respects‚ however‚ Indian religion was not that different from popular spiritual beliefs in Europe. Most Indians and Europeans held that a single Creator stood atop the spiritual hierarchy. Despite the disapproval of official churches‚ numerous Europeans believed in witchcraft and magic and interpreted
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lessons. My first motive for writing is to graduate. This means I know the more work I put into my writing and specifically my effective writing class‚ the easier and more impressive my writing will become. I am positive in my four years at Bridgewater College I will find myself writing many papers. Therefore‚ no matter how indignant I feel as a computer science major‚ I know I will have to put forth effort into writing to complete four years with high grades. Another one of my motives for writing is
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The displacement of Indians and the enslavement of Africans tarnished the early history of European settlement in the New World’. Illustrate this statement by discussing the African slave trade and relations between European settlers and the various Native American peoples. America was regarded as the continent of new opportunities‚ religion freedom‚ new ideas‚ innovation. In other words‚ it was claimed to be the New World. Many people headed to America hoping to give a new beginning to
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sense. The lines between successful civilizations and unsuccessful ones are all based on the resources the landscape provides. The New Guineans‚ Incas‚ and Africans never had the opportunity and resources to develop advanced technology like the Europeans and early middle easterners did. The New Guineans and Africans are immensely culturally diverse and highly adaptable people. So it wouldn’t be hard to assume that they are also among the
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Europeans in the 15th‚ 16th and 17th century had a new state of mind as a result of the Renaissance. They had many motives for exploring since they had many hopes and ideas about other places. They also wanted better lives when the Europeans immigrated as well as fame and fortune as a result of their explorations. The Europeans in the 15th‚ 16th and 17th century undertook exploration and settlement due to a combination of social‚ political and economical motivations. One of the main reasons that
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European Settlement in Latin America Between 1450 and 1750 C.E.‚ Europeans entered Latin America and created new political structures‚ increased trade‚ and brought their religion. This happened because the Spanish conquered the Aztecs and Incas‚ while Portugal took over what is now Brazil. Hernando Cortes conquered the Aztecs while Francisco Pizzarro conquered the Incas. The Aztecs and Incas were two great Native American civilizations. In Latin America‚ slavery remained unchanged. These areas
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view on history in a more opinion based way. Howard Zinn beings by retelling the encounter between the natives and Columbus. Zinn’s view of this is different from the traditional encounter most historians talk about. Howard Zinn points out that the Europeans came to the Americas in search of slaves and gold and brutally killed almost all the Indians‚ who according to many other people were a peaceful people. This shows that Zinn is subjective and doesn’t view Columbus as an "enlightened " explorer but
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