Before Columbus‚ Scandinavian sailors and European powers‚ including Spain and Portugal‚ conducted early colonization and expeditions in the Americas. Vikings arrived around 1000 AD but couldn’t establish permanent colonies due to hostile environments. The Crusades restored trade and knowledge between Europe and Asia‚ paving the way for the Renaissance and Europe’s growth. European countries‚ like Spain and Portugal‚ sought new trade routes to Asia for economic and religious reasons. Portugal under
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Nonetheless‚ Dean continues to exemplify when she valued one artifact over others‚ similarly to the archaeologist in her pre-Hispanic Andean visual-culture course. She then states “I am telling them implicitly that this object is to be valued over other Inca artifacts” (Dean 27). This statement rectifies her previous assertion about the archeologist who said the flint was
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Jeffrey Fisher Final Paper Eng 102 Professor Peterson Trujillo and the Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is not a happy book. The Author‚ Junot Diaz‚ does a great job fooling the reader into believing the story is about the De Leon family‚ specifically Oscar who is an over weight nerd trying to find the love of his life‚ but due to a family “fuku” or curse Oscar is having a lot of trouble doing so. Instead‚ the story actually portrays the dark history
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CHAPTER 13 NOTES. European Empires in the Americas 1. Western European empires were marked by maritime expansion. Spaniards in Caribbean‚ then on to Aztec and Inca empires Portuguese in Brazil British‚ French‚ and Dutch colonies in North America Europeans controlled most of the Americas by the mid-nineteenth century 2. The European Advantage geography: European Atlantic states were well positioned for involvement in the Americas the Atlantic’s fixed winds helped‚ once they were understood
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present-day Bering Sea‚ which allowed nomadic groups of people to enter the Americas. B. Group of Nomads 1. Traveled across the Bering Land Bridge and populated the Americas 2. Split into countless tribes and evolved into over 2‚000 languages a. Incas- Peru b. Mayans- Central America c. Aztecs- Mexico III. The Earliest Americans A. Pueblo Indians 1. Constructed intricate irrigation systems to water their cornfields. 2. Lived in adobes and pueblos. B. Mound Builders 1. Lived at Cahokia‚
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Justin Cahill History 131 Professor Brazy 27 February‚ 2024. 15‚ 16‚ 17 century Americas Land and life in America dates way further back than Columbus’s supposed discovery‚ but it began with the native tribes. It is apparent and a well known fact that there were many people native to the Americas for hundreds of years before it was ever discovered by European settlers. After thoroughly reading through the chapters of Exploring American Histories‚ Volume One‚ by Nancy A. Hewitt and Steven F. Lawson
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…Forced by the conquest of new territories and new peoples‚the Romans early turned their thoughts to the most effective way to organize and control their empire.Management has learned much fro Rome’s successes as well as from her mistakes in the area of organization—actually the world’s first experiment in organizing a truly far-flung empire.The problem‚of course‚was how to maintain control‚loyalty‚and taxes in a geographically dispersed empire.Too much delegation on a local level tempted the military
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In 1533‚ Atahuallpa‚ emperor of the Incas was presented to Conquistador Francisco Pizarro on a golden throne accented with the feathers of exotic birds. Upon meeting‚ Atahuallpa was asked cast away his religion for Christianity and accept the King of Spain as his ruler. When he refused‚ he was taken prisoner and eventually killed. His gold was sent back to Spain‚ and his people were enslaved. Why is it that the Spanish conquered the Incas and not the other way around? UCLA geology professor and Pulitzer
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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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AP World History Focus Questions for Key Concepts Period 3: Regional and Trans regional Interactions‚ c. 600 to c. 1450 CE Key Concept 3.1 Expansion and Intensification of Communication and Exchange Networks Answer Concepts & Relevant Factual Examples in Underline “Factoids” How did trade networks in the post-Classical Era compare to the Classical Era? Even though the Americas and Afro-Eurasia stayed separated‚ this era saw a deepening and widening of old and new networks of human interaction
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