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    dropped to roughly one million by the end of the century . Of course‚ the drastic decline in Incan population was not due to ailment alone‚ violent warfare with the Spanish also was a contributing factor . After a massive defeat of the Incas‚ Francisco Pizarro (one of the conquistadores with Cortés) kidnapped the Incan ruler‚ Atahualpa . The Incas believed that if they gave Cortés a free pass through South America‚ he would simply return their leader and leave Peru . This wasn’t the case‚ once Cortes had

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    Taimur Khalid Ms. Chapter AP World History 10 January 2015 DBQ Essay From 1450 to 1600‚ the desire for conquest‚ resources‚ and spreading religion spurred European journeys of exploration and conquest to the new world. One seemingly very appealing idea to the Europeans was to conquer new land and expand their own. Fray Bartolome de las Casas‚ the Bishop of Chiapas‚ angrily describes the invasion of Europeans into New Spain to show their inhumane nature. Fray tells how they murdered people on

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    Examine the ways in which Shakespeare makes dramatic use of deception and trickery in The Tempest. In your answer you should also make connections to scenes 3:2 and 3:3 of Doctor Faustus. Deception is defined as the act of deceiving someone and tricky is the practice of deception. Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ uses deception in the themes of power through his magic and control‚ even if this involves betraying his adored daughter‚ Miranda. However‚ in comparison to Marlowe’s ‘Dr Faustus’‚ deception

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    This very general cliché statement describes a widespread feeling towards the subject of journeys; the journey process is far more valuable then the ’destination’ or end results of the journey. Composers commonly reiterate and emphasis this perspective through their texts such as Larry and Andy Wachowki’s science fiction film "The Matrix"‚ William Shakespeare’s play "The Tempest"‚ Kenneth Grahame’s "Wind In The Willows" and Sonya Hartnett’s novel "Surrender". They represent the notion of journeys

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    The Tempest Act 1 Scene 1

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    How does Act 1 Scene 1 succeed in arresting the audience’s attention and provide the exposition to the play? It is clear that Shakespeare was eager to set the scene and plant the audience in the world of the play with the opening word “Boatswain”. This first word immediately transports the audience on to the deck of the ship‚ ready for adventure. With the master’s second remark the audience finds itself in the eye of the storm. “We run ourselves aground”. The effect of these words on the audience

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    de Oro‚ and is far away from Cagayancillo of Palawan or Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi Island in the Sulu Sea. ❖ HISTORY In 1581‚ Captain Juan Pablo Carreon came to Cagayan with one hundred fully equipped soldiers with their families by order of Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñaloza‚ the fourth Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines‚ to explore the Cagayan Valley and to force the conversion of the natives to Catholicism as well as to establish ecclesiastical missions and towns throughout the valley

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    MUST EXPLORATION ALWAYS LEAD TO EXPLOITATION? History has shown us that exploration always leads to exploitation. One definition of exploitation as found in Webster’s dictionary is to claim someone else’s natural resource for one’s own profit or advantage. In most all cases man has always found something of value while exploring and taken it for their own or for the betterment of their country. In some examples‚ exploration was first the only thing in mind. However‚ it does lead to exploitation

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    Spanish conquerors willingly and easily destroyed native empires and civilizations‚ as shown by Francisco Pizarro who crushed the Incas of Peru in 1532 and Hernan Cortes who demolished the Aztec civilization in Mexico‚ both for the sake of wealth. Moreover‚ the importation of precious metals from the New World drastically impacted the economy of Europe. The flood

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    Texas Hist Test Review Key Terms : Teotihuacan‚ 100-600 (Mayan) Cahokia‚ 800-1100 Chaco Canyon‚ 850-1150 Tenochtitlan‚ 1300-1521 (Aztec) Inca Empire‚ 1200-1533 Key Terms week 2 : Reconquista‚ 1492 First Contact Cortés in Mexico‚ 1521 Pizarro in Peru‚ 1532 New Spain‚ 1535  Cabeza de Vaca & Estevanico‚ 1536 Coronado‚ 1541 de Soto‚ 1542 Caddo Indians – "techas" St. Augustine‚ 1565 Santa Fe‚ 1609 La Salle‚ 1684 mission & presidio system Nacogdoches mission‚ 1716 San Antonio de Valero

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    The Columbian Exchange is one of the most significant results of the Age of Exploration and the First Global Age. Food products‚ livestock and diseases are but three elements of the Columbian Exchange. As Columbus "discovered America" and Western Europe discovered the various economic opportunities available in the New World‚ agricultural exchanges between the two regions led to exchanges of other items. Within decades of Columbus’ voyages‚ the trans Atlantic slave trade had begun and hundreds

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