Chapter 16 Outline Chapter 16: The Acceleration of Global Contact‚ 1450–1600 | A. | The Trade World of the Indian Ocean | | | 1. | South China Sea | | | 2. | Admiral Zheng He | | | 3. | India | | B. | Peoples and Cultures of the Indian Ocean | | | 1. | Austronesian families | | | 2. | Bride wealth | | C. | Trade with Africa and the Middle East | | | 1. | African cargo | | | 2. | Middle Eastern rivals | | D. | Genoese and Venetian Middlemen |
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Document 1: This pyramid in Tikal was the tallest structure in the Americans until the 20th century. Describe the significance of Mayan architecture evidence in this temple in Tikal. The significance of Mayan architecture evidenced in this temple is that they were able to build temple out of stone‚ which was dedicated to gods and important rulers. The Mayan architecture has been called the richest of the New World because of great complexity of patterns and variety of media expressions
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My name is bshair‚ and I would like to tell you about one of the most amazing 7 wonders of the world I was given the opportunity to write about it. Not only because of the magnificent landmarks‚ but also because it has great history behind it‚ and it shows the roots of one of the most powerful empires the Incan Empire. Machu Picchu is the greatest Inca masterpiece. Incredibly daring and inventive‚ it was built on the most difficult‚ wild and inaccessible mountain area available. It is known world-wide
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Peruvian Cuisine Peruvian cuisine is one of the most varied and best in the world. It’s a reflection of its three main geographical zones‚ the coast‚ the Andean highlands and the jungle‚ and an incorporation of influences from different times and immigrant cultures. While the Peruvian cuisine only is recognized internationally in the last few years‚ food and its preparation is one important part of the Peruvian culture and a very personal way to express the Peruvian identity. As it is impossible
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Reaction Paper 1 – The Paradoxes of Latin America by Mario Vargas Llosa The article The Paradoxes of Latin America by Mario Vargas Llosa gives the reader a better understanding of Latin America‚ its background‚ and the ways in which Europeans perceive this region. It also does a good job in explaining why there are many differences within countries in Latin America and the impact that the colonial years had in creating this differences. They had such an impact that these differences are still
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Surviving and Thriving in the New World Mexico in the 16th century was a very dynamic place. Within a couple decades the Aztecs‚ the most powerful empire in their known world‚ will be taken over by a more powerful‚ previously unknown empire from an unknown world. What will it take for someone to survive in this time of clashing worlds? What would it take for someone to not only survive but thrive in this unstable time? There are many skill and traits that could contribute to the success or failure
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Massive hills roll through the land‚ stretching as far as the eye can see. Thick trees cover every spare inch of land not occupied by a building. Birds and other animals whoop and holler‚ as loud as sirens. Flowers bloom from every place imaginable. This is Machu Picchu‚ home of the Incan Empire‚ providing historical‚ architectural‚ and scientific significance to the world‚ leaving travelers in awe of its magnificence. Machu Picchu is the site of many historical events. This “city in the clouds”
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Prepared by Financial Services Forum Consulting Group College of Management University of Massachusetts - Boston Principal Investigator: Xingyuan Fei Project Team Members: Diana Kohlhagen‚ Pojaman Thasana-ekachit and Ying Zhao Significant Contributor: Yu Zhang Project Supervisor: Arindam Bandopadhyaya Infusions – Where Chocolate Meets Tea Business Name: Infusions Address: 6988 McKinley Sebastopol‚ CA 95472 Telephone: (707) 829 1181 E‐mail: info@sonomachocolatiers
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To this very day‚ Clarice Cliff‚ is known as one of the most influential ceramic artists of the 20th century. She is known worldwide in the area of art; her work is collected‚ valued‚ and admired throughout many countries. She was born on the 20th of January in 1899 in Tunstall‚ and died at the ripe old age of 73 on the 23rd of October‚ 1972. At the age of thirteen‚ Cliff started work in ‘The Potteries‚’ this was the year she discovered her love for designing pots. Her art has influenced many around
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Montecassino Abbey is a Benedictine monastery or abbey located south of the Lazio region Rome‚ considered a protected location for its important strategic place; It located on a rocky hill about 130 kilometers south of Rome - Italy; one mile west of the town of Cassino and about 1700 feet above sea level. Montecassino is considered famous for being the place where Benedict of Nursia founded 529 around of his first monastery‚ home of the Benedictine order. Also‚ it is known to be a place where
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