SOUTHERN AMERICA AND ITS COUNTRIES Guyana‚ officially called the Cooperative Republic of Guyana‚ is a country located on the northern coast of South America. It was previously known as British Guiana and it is a former colony of the Dutch and British. Guyana is the third smallest country on South America and it is one of eight nations that is non-Spanish speaking as English is its official language. In addition‚ Guyana is considered a part of the Anglophone Caribbean - the independent English-speaking
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Little independent development‚ Regional ruling‚ polytheistic‚ interaction with Rome - Central America § Olmecs - Monuments; Corn‚ potato‚ Few domesticated animals‚ Calendar‚ Writings § Mayans - Foundation on the Olmecs § Incas - Similar to Maya and Inca‚ built cities & religious monuments § Lacked benefits of interaction (wheel and irons were scarce) - Polynesians (In Pacific) § Fiji‚ Samoa‚ Hawaii □ Outrigger canoes ‚ caste system (particular in Hawaii)‚ Divine rule
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A. According to some archaeologists‚ the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia had its first settlements dating back since 10‚000 BCE. Due to this‚ it is considered as one of the birthplace of civilizations. Mesopotamia was also known as “the country between two rivers.” (Chilvers‚ 2007) These two rivers that surrounded this fertile land were the Tigris and the Euphrates. I believe that both rivers were one of the significant environmental factors that contributed to the development of the ancient
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1-4. The "Colombian trade" was the worldwide dispersion of plants‚ nourishment crops‚ creatures‚ human populaces‚ and infection pathogens that occurred after voyages of investigation by Christopher Columbus and other European sailors Over the long haul‚ in any case‚ the Colombian trade expanded instead of decreased human populace as a result of the spread of nourishment harvests and creatures that it supported Wheat‚ vines‚ seeds‚ steers‚ pigs‚ sheep‚ goats‚ and chickens went from Europe to the
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Final Exam Study Guide Identifications 1. Analects- book of Confucius’ sayings and ideas; written during the Warring States period by his disciples (475-221 BC) and achieved its final form during the mid-Han dynasty; one of the central texts of Confucianism 2. Lao-Tzu- a philosopher of ancient China‚ best known as the author of the Tao Te Ching. His association with the Tào Té Chīng has led him to be traditionally considered the founder of philosophical Taoism. He is also revered as a
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Chapter 21 A. The Toltec and the Mexica 1. Toltecs emerge in the ninth and tenth centuries after the collapse of Teotihuacan a. Established large state‚ powerful army mid-tenth to the mid-twelfth century b. Tula was the Toltec capital city and center of trade c. Maintained close relations with societies of the Gulf coast and the Maya 2. Toltec decline after twelfth century d. Civil strife at Tula‚ beginning in 1125
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ungrammatical. This shows that he‚ also‚ was uneducated due to the fact that he couldn’t write properly. Like Poma’s inability to be literate‚ the Incas weren’t literate either. A passage in the book states that the Incas weren’t able to read what Poma had written. Granted part of this reason is because Poma couldn’t write correctly‚ but even if he could‚ the Incas had no system of education. Therefore‚ none of them knew how to read. The third valid point to support my theory was the example of her son
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America. In America‚ the remainder of the Aztecs and Inca in Latin America were either moved or put under forced labor. In North America‚ smaller tribes such as the Iroquois and Algonquin were pushed off of their land by English and Dutch settlers. Both regions also experienced a widespread of disease. In Africa‚ diseases like Syphilis spread easily because most Africans were uneducated about sanitation. In America‚ native populations of the Aztecs and Inca were decimated by smallpox. The Aztecs‚ like the
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war lasted seven years‚ and both sides suffered severely. About six years into the war‚ Pizarro invited the Inca emperor(whose name was Atahualpa) to a feast‚ in his fort‚ in his honor. Atahualpa consented and once he enters the fort he and his army of six thousand is ambushed. The emperor was taken captive and Pizarro ransoms Atahualpa‚
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“Our America” Jose Marti The essay “Our America” by Jose Marti is a magnificent work in which it encourage Latin America to realize that the human being is intelligent‚ wise and natural that tends to be mortified by the world. The world in this case North America and Europe‚ in their eagerness to conquer‚ they completely forget that Latin America is human beings of thought and ideals of our nature. Jose Marti tries to liberate Latin America from the oppression of the conquerors. He encourages
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