creating situations for Europeans to explore the possibilities of transatlantic expansionism (Axia College‚ 2010). Spain dominated the first efforts of exploration and colonization. Explorers such as Christopher Columbus‚ Hernando Cortez‚ and the Pizarro brothers‚ were the first to discover the new land of the America’s. As the Spanish continued to explore the civilizations of the Mayas and the Aztecs became dominated and conquered. Spanish colonization was easily established due to the diseases
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By the end of the XV century‚ Europeans knew only three continents: Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa. The existence of a vast continent of America‚ they did not know. The first sailor who attempted to reach India by the West was Christopher Columbus. He was born in Italy‚ near Genoa‚ in the Weaver family. All Columbus life was connected with the sea. In his youth‚ he participated in several voyages and then engaged in drawing maps. In the summer of 1492‚ three small caravels with a team of 90 people set
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Geography Peru‚ in western South America‚ extends for nearly 1‚500 mi (2‚414 km) along the Pacific Ocean. Colombia and Ecuador are to the north‚ Brazil and Bolivia to the east‚ and Chile to the south. Five-sixths the size of Alaska‚ Peru is divided by the Andes Mountains into three sharply differentiated zones. To the west is the coastline‚ much of it arid‚ extending 50 to 100 mi (80 to 160 km) inland. The mountain area‚ with peaks over 20‚000 ft (6‚096 m)‚ lofty plateaus‚ and deep valleys‚ lies
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Xicotencatl the younger. Cortes reportedly preached Christianity to the Tlaxcala leaders and they were baptised and "Maxixcatzin‚ Xicotecatl the old‚ Citalpopocatzin and Temiloltecutl received the names of Don Lorenzo‚ Don Vicente‚ Don Bartolomé and Don Gonzalo." The Tlaxcala reportedly had no qualms adding the Spanish god "Dios" to their polytheistic religion. The Tlaxcala as an ally to the Spaniards offered food‚ women‚ and later soldiers and porters versus the Aztec. By allying with the Mesoamerican culture
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Gonzalo Barril Merino 3EMC Lord of the Flies Essay Describe the use of symbolism in Lord of the Flies By understanding symbols‚ you get a better picture of the novel “Lord of the Flies” and the hidden messages and references to human nature and a criticism of society. The author‚ William Golding‚ uses a huge amount of symbolism to reflect society of the outer world with the island. Symbols of fire‚ the conch and water are described all throughout the novel. Fire represents hope‚ strength
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This problem has fascinated me for a long time‚ but it’s now ripe for a new synthesis because of recent advances in many fields seemingly remote from history‚ including molecular biology‚ plant and animal genetics‚ biogeography‚ archaeology‚ and linguistics. Eurasians have spread around the globe to dominate the modern world in wealth and power Africans survived & have thrown off European domination but remained behind in wealth and power Contrarily‚ inhabitants of Australia‚ the Americas‚ and
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IB 150 THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE FALL 2012 SOPHIE’S WORLD: READING GUIDE DR. HALL The novel Sophie’s World (1991) by Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder offers a tour of the history of Western philosophy as well as a post-modern detective story. We chose this reading for IB Seniors because it ties in so well with our fundamental TOK questions and issues. Because of the intellectual journey the novel charts‚ it makes a companion to Siddhartha which adds‚ however‚ an eastern counterpoint
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typhus. 4. England’s chief national rival by the late 1500s was A) Spain. B) Germany. C) Portugal. D) Sweden. 5. Which one of these explorers is INCORRECTLY matched with the primary location of his exploration activity? A) Pizarro-South America B) De Soto-Mississippi River C) Cortes-Florida D) Coronado-midwest and southwest 6. The religious radical who founded Rhode Island was A) Francis Drake B) Roger Williams C) Martin Luther D) John Concord
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quickly colonized North America. Ponce de Leon discovered Florida‚ and the first European settlement in the New World was later established at St. Augustine. Hernando Cortes crushed the Aztec empire in Mexico and claimed it for Spain. Francisco Pizarro did the same to the Incan Empire in South America. Other explorers such as Francisco Coronado and Hernando de Soto claimed other portions of North America for Spain. Vasco Nunez de Balboa even claimed the entire Pacific Ocean for Spain. As the Spanish
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searching for the “fountain of youth”. > Francisco Coronado (1540-42): explored Arizona and New Mexico‚ and discovered the Grand Canyon and bison. > Hernando de Soto (1539-42): went on a gold expedition and crossed the Mississippi. > Francisco Pizarro (1532): crushed the Incas and got treasure. > Silver and gold in Spain fed the growth of capitalism‚ transformed the world economy‚ spread commerce‚ and increased manufacturing. > Encomienda: let the government give Indians to colonists so they
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