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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Empire in ruins and the Maya decimated in Central America‚ only one formidable native kingdom remains in the New World: the gold-rich Inca‚ high in the frigid mountains of Peru. Francisco Pizarro‚ an illiterate conquistador in the ruthless mold of Hernán Cortés sets out with 200 men to defeat the last great New World Empire. Juan Pizarro‚ Francisco’s Reckless Younger Brother The name Francisco Pizarro is well-known: he was the ruthless conquistador who brought down the mighty Inca Empire. But he
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Terms and Essays: 1. Traditional paradigm- transplant of English institutions or English culture into North America 2. Atlantic System paradigm- the creation of the Atlantic Ocean as a system or network of exchange after the voyages of Columbus 3. Christopher Columbus- an Italian explorer and navigator from Genoa‚ who asked King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella for a grant to find India and its treasures. He landed in modern-day Bahamas and claimed he “discovered” America 4. 1492 Edict of
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Relations between early European explorers and Native Americans in North America got off to a rough start. The Europeans were invasive‚ selfish‚ and over-powering‚ and they offered the Native Americans little in return for their demands. Any Natives who chose to resist the Europeans were often met with aggressive behavior and punishment. Eventually‚ the Native Americans stood up for their tribe and fought back‚ and with neither side backing down‚ bloodshed became commonplace. Many lives were
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Until the 12th and 13th centuries‚ cross-cultural interactions were unprolonged and less in number when compared to later centuries. However‚ the assimilation of much of the Eurasian landmass into the Mongol empire as well as the later European exploration of the Americas contributed to the creation of prolonged global connections in which the world’s major continents were connected. Two of the most notable developments include the caravel‚ which aided European explorers in their conquest of the
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t AP World History: 1s Semester Review Byzantium: Chapter 12 a. Explain how the “Theme System” worked. Describe the key parts. Placed an imperial province under jurisdiction of a general. general managed defenses and land was available for the people Emperor places the province under the jurisdiction of a general. b. Describe “Iconoclasm” and why Emperor Leo III supported it. destruction of icons . Emperor Leo III Veneration of these religious images was sinful Wh
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Reconquista – reconquest of Spain Aztec/Inca Empires – native people of central America Cahokia/Mound Builders – failed because of weather changes “Christian liberty” – Christian’s duty to have civil liberty Hernán Cortés / Montezuma – killed Aztecs (Montezuma) no gold‚ just corn Gutenberg’s press – first standardized printing press Bartolomé de Las Casas – priest who documented the destruction of indians New Laws of 1542/ repartimiento – Indians were legally free‚ but still required to work
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found in the city. This island was sacred to the maya moon goddess and the temples were a place of pilgrimage. Many mayan ruins are still on the island‚ though many have been destroyed completely. Next‚ the spanish conquistadors found Cozumel. Hernán Cortés was primarily responsible for the destruction of the
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13MOZAIK13-bel.qxd 11/25/04 12:18 PM Page 7 On the same Track? MOZAIK 2004/1 Sören A S M U S The Conquest of Latin America: Europe and the External Other It has taken a long time to realise how the respective peoples perceived the encounter between people from Europe and people from Latin America. Enrique DUSSEL describes the process of encounter between the European conquistadores and the indigenous people of the Americas from a European point of view in six forms: Invention
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Humans estimated that the world came to existence at least 6 billion years ago. As the ‘natural’ mutations created living beings to make use of the earth’s natural resources. Within that category of living beings‚ all humans that live within their suitable environments. Humans are known to be nomadic or wanderers‚ that results in the creation of societies of people. Some of these people who are indigenous originate in and possess characteristics of a particular region or country. In 1498‚ Christopher
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