the entire world to all people. Trade‚ globalization‚ intermingling of races‚ science‚ technology‚ religion‚ and people discovering new lands are all a product of these initial voyages. Christopher Columbus‚ with the backing of Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain in 1492‚ headed west across the Atlantic to find a more direct and lucrative route to China and Japan. Although he never made it to either‚ he opened the door to the Americas‚ and also set the wheels in motion for the demise of the indigenous
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world is flat‚ science shows that the Earth is round. Some people may have thought that people in the Middle Ages thought the world was flat. Unfortunately‚ every educated person in the Middle Ages thought the Earth was round. When Columbus set sail in 1492‚ he foretold he’d arrive in the Indies. Columbus was certain the world was round‚ and he sailed west instead of east to arrive in the
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Many rulers in western Europe established absolute monarchies. In an absolute monarchy the rulers maintained control over every aspect of the people residing in their territory. Absolutism is a term used to describe a form of government whose authority is not restricted by law or governing body. Overall‚ if the ruler of an absolute monarch is strong‚ an absolute monarchy will be successful and benefit that country because there will be less arguing and final decisions can be made quickly. In the
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Undoubtedly‚ cannibalism in any form is shunned in society as horrific crime against the nature of civility—at least by the standards of the Western culture transported to the Americas by the Spanish Conquistadors in the 16th-century. In the ancient Americas‚ cannibalism was another part of native life‚ yet not in the way explorers perceived it. The few and far between tribes who practiced the modern perception cannibalism did so as part of religious sacrifices‚ funerary rights‚ or necessity to preserve
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and films like "Chocolate Wars"or "Willy Wonka`s Chocolate Factory". The story of chocolate‚ as far back as we know it‚ begins with the discovery of America. Until 1492‚ the Old World knew nothing at all about the delicious and stimulating flavor that was to become the favorite of millions. The Court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella got its first look at the principal ingredient of chocolate when Columbus returned in triumph from America and laid before the Spanish throne a treasure trove of many
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Indies‚ Bring silk and spices quickly home? He needed someone with a lot of money. He couldn’t do it all alone. In fourteen hundred ninety two Columbus sailed the ocean blue For Spain to gain An Indies shortcut that was new King Ferdinand and good Queen Isabella Gave him three ships Santa Maria‚ Nina‚ and Pinta Brave little ships that sailed from Spain In fourteen hundred ninety two Columbus sailed the ocean blue For Spain to gain An Indies shortcut that was new There was a man called
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When Christopher Columbus arrived in America in 1492‚ it was the beginning of the end for the natives that lived there. Right away there were obvious differences between the two cultures. The settlers saw themselves as superior and tried to force the Natives into taking on the European way of life. Although the settlers were friendly towards the Natives at first‚ war eventually broke out when they tried to protect their land. They slowly became the minority population of the United States. The genocide
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| |1488 |Díaz rounds the southern tip of Africa. | |1492 |Columbus land in the Bahamas. | |1494 |Treaty of Tordesillas between Spain and Portugal.
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Ch. 19: Early Latin America Introduction -During the 15th+16th centuries‚ Spain and Portugal colonized the Americas • Colonies were dependent (unlike Russia’s expansion) -Created economic dependency on W w/ lasing effects • Colonies maintained special contact w/ W (like Russia) -But Russia could decide what to borrow; colonies had W forms imposed • Superior tech.‚ horses‚ and disease allowed conquerors to dominate natives • Social hierarchy changed by intermarriage of natives+Europeans and
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Columbus wrote a letter to his financiers King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Castille announcing his discoveries in what he thought to be the eastern side of China‚ but was actually the first European contact with America. Columbus’ intention was to show how easy it was to conquer the “New World” and convert its denizens to Christianity. Columbus started his letter by primarily announcing the newly explored lands after Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand to honor their royalty. Following that‚ he
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