Geographic Luck Why is it that Europeans ended up conquering so much of the world? According to UCLA biologist Jared Diamond‚ some countries grew faster than others because of geographic luck. It sounds like a simple theory‚ but there is a lot more to it. The lucky countries‚ like Spain‚ were lucky enough to have natural resources‚ indigenous plants‚ and animals that could be domesticated. With all of this at their fingertips‚ they were able to stop hunting and gathering and start farming. Farming
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1. Hernan Cortés a. Aztec and Inca societies wealthier‚ more complex than Caribbean societies b. With 450 men‚ Cortés conquered the Aztec empire‚ 1519-1521 c. Tribal resentment against the Mexica helped Cortés d. Epidemic disease (smallpox) also aided Spanish efforts 2. Francisco Pizarro a. Led a small band of men and toppled the Inca empire‚ 1532-1533 b. Internal problems and smallpox aided Pizarro’s efforts c. By 1540 Spanish forces controlled all the former Inca empire C. Iberian empires in the
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Pre-Columbian America There is no certain answers as to how pre columbian natives got to America. There are many theories based on hard evidence. The Paleo-Indians‚ archaeologists refer to as the first americans. At this point there was no official scripture in their society. Paleo Indians seemed to have paved the way for many other cultures to settle. All though in many cases these native settlers were very different from one another‚ they also had a plethora of similarities. Most of the
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exact—where the Andean Incas friespotat1.giffirst discovered potatoes growing wild in the highlands‚ and were cultivating them as early as 750 BC. As well as being their staple source of food‚ the Incas also used potatoes for telling time‚ treating illness and injury‚ and divination. They worshipped potato deities‚ and when potato crops failed‚ the noses and lips of a few unlucky Incas would be mutilated in ceremonies designed to appease the potato gods. Although the Incas did many things with their
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Incan Silver and Spanish Exploitation The exploitation of the Incas under Spanish colonial institutions is a widely acknowledged abuse. Bartolome Arzans de Orsua y Vela in his book Tales of Potosi brings to light another dimension of this mistreatment: the Spaniards enabling of the abuse of coca by the exploited Indians as a means to increase productivity‚ which is an aspect that has been overlooked by many theorists up to this point. Abuse of coca expanded the wealth of the Spanish Crown
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to finding their roots and true history. Knowledge about pre-Columbian civilizations comes from two main sources: archaeological remains and the accounts written by European white men. A result of the Conquest by the Europeans they Aztec‚ Mayan‚ and Inca Civilizations were virtually wiped out. There was a major loss to humanity here‚ first of all it destroyed many Ideas of these people that do not affect or Present day thinking. The history of these civilizations mysterious and as a result of the Conquest
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A contact zone is defined as “social spaces where cultures meet‚ clash‚ and grapple with each other‚ often in contexts of highly asymmetrical relations of power‚ such as colonialism‚ slavery‚ or their aftermaths as they are lived out in many parts of the world today.”(Pratt) The definition makes it sound like a very advanced concept but in actuality it happens in everyday life. You come in contact with something new everyday‚ from meeting someone to accidently grabbing barbeque sauce when you always
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Peru is about 500‚000 square miles long. The population is 29.5 million people. Peru is broken up into 25 regions plus Lima. Spanish is the main language. Lima is located in the valleys of the Chillon‚ Rimoc‚ and Lurin rivers‚ in the central part of the country‚ on a desert coat overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The geography of Peru is divided up into three basic regions: The Coastal Region‚ The Amazon Basin‚ and the Andean Mountain ranges. Each region has a different climate and supports a different
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enjoy all culinary treasures in the special region‚ Lima‚ the gastronomic capital of Latin America. It is a great place to discover the large variety of the Peruvian cuisine in the numerous restaurants. Today the Peruvian cuisine combines Pre-Inca and Inca staples and food with the Spanish‚ Basque‚ African‚ Asian and French‚ Italian and British cuisine which immigrants brought with them; a unique fusion of the culture‚ traditions and flavors of four continents in which all parts melt in harmony and
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week’s reading is something I never really thought about much and that’s the thought of waste. Mainly the thought of toileting issues was there a set area for going to the bathroom? Another thing that struck up a conversation with my boyfriend was the Inca tribe not having a form of conventional writing the whole knots and colors is very fascinating to me. 2. When I was reading the chapters my boyfriend was watching expedition un-know on the travel channel. On this episode Josh Gates is looking for a
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