for her swimsuit. Later when they were on their way to Peru Che had gotten sick and Mial wanted the money to get him some real medical treatment that’s when Che told Mial that he had given it to the communist couple. Furthermore‚ on the way to Machu Picchu high in the Andes‚ he was struck by the devastating poverty of the remote rural areas‚ where peasant farmers worked small plots of land owned by wealthy landlords. Che meet one of the peasant farmers who explained to Che and Mial that he was kicked
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Both the Aztecs and the Incas demonstrated outstanding cultural‚ intellectual‚ and religious developments in their societies. These Empires maintained a high level of cultural development due to their social‚ architectural‚ and religious aspects. The social effects of the Aztec and Incan Empires clearly emphasized the amazing cultural development that occurred there. The Mendoza Codex (Document 1) is an example that shows the daily activities and customs of the Aztec society. It shows the type
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languages. For the Inca religion‚ it was completely destroyed. Conquistadors Pizarro and Cortés destroyed what remained of the empire. The civilization was unfortunately lost‚ except for the famous Machu Picchu. With over two hundred ancient structures at this popular tourist attraction‚ Machu Picchu is the one of the few preserved pieces from the Incan empire. High in the Andes Mountains‚ the mysterious ancient city remained standing. No people practice the religion nor speak their language today
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them closer to Heaven. On top of it‚ they would hold rituals. While the Incas may not have been as scientifically advanced as the Mayans‚ they were still very skilled in architecture as well. The best example of their skills in this field would be Machu Picchu. This is also known as ’The Lost City of the Incas’. When it was first discovered‚ people were baffled. Somehow the Incas were able to build a city on top of a mountain‚ an incredible feat for an ancient civilization. Along with huge buildings
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start of the Inca Empire is founded in Peru in 1483 and dissolved in 1533. This civilization had an army that had to go through numerous physical tests to win an officer position. The Inca Empire protected the major cities: Cuzco‚ Choquequirao‚ and Machu Picchu. In 1438‚ Inca Pachacuti
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An Inconvenient Truth? More Like a Convenient Lie. Scientific method states that any given hypothesis must be tested and predictions that it makes must be valid in order to be considered a theory. “Data tests hypothetical concepts and predictions. If they don’t hold up‚ then the hypothesis requires modification.” (Gerhard12) Anthropogenic global warming (AGW) does not meet these criteria. The AGW hypothesis states that temperature increases are the result of CO2 increases produced
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Motorcycle Diaries Directed by Walter Salles As most potential viewers know‚ this film is based on diaries and letters to home written by Ernesto "Che" Guevara during a motorcycle and foot tour of a significant portion of South America during the early 1950s‚ years before Guevara achieved international renown as a Communist and Latino revolutionary. Thus‚ the film functions as an attempt to get at the heart of the person who preceded the myth. The film is therefore difficult to judge as pure
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1. How did the Mexica people establish their authority over the peoples of central Mexico? How did the Mexica treat conquered peoples? The Mexica used military conquest to establish their authority over the peoples of central Mexico. They wanted to catch prisoners of war rather than kill their enemies so they could sacrifice their prisoners to appease the gods‚ and they also demanded tributes from the peoples and lands that they had conquered. 2. What are some of the distinctive features of Mexica
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Thousands of years ago‚ three great civilizations lived in what we now call South America. These three civilizations were the Mayans‚ Aztecs‚ and Incas and they settled in South America and Mesoamerica (a term used to describe the Americas before the arrival of the Spanish) where they lived for thousands of years until the Spanish arrived. One of the oldest civilizations of Mesoamerica‚ the Mayan civilization‚ which is located in modern-day Guatemala‚ lasted for approximately 3000 years‚ spanning
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Andes Fold Mountains Dimensions Length of Andes: 7‚000 km Average Height of Andes: 4‚000 m Width of Andes: 500 km Countries the Andes Covers: Argentina‚ Bolivia‚ Chile‚ Colombia‚ Ecuador‚ Peru‚ and Venezuela How were the Andes formed? The Andes were formed due to the compression‚ the act of tending to come together from different direction of plate boundary‚ just off the western coast of the continent of South America. The oceanic crust is being forced against the continental crust which
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