“The discovery of America‚ and that of the passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope‚ are the two greatest events recorded in the history of [human] kind” —Adam Smith‚ in The Wealth of Nations When it comes to the Europeans conquering the Americas‚ Professor Jared Diamond‚ of UCLA‚ has come up with the theory that what separated the winners from the losers‚ was not luck‚ strength‚ or numbers‚ but the lay of the land. It was the geographic locations where the diverse cultures
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OTTOMAN EMPIRE: 1.The Ottoman Empire was the Islamic world’s most important empire in the early modern period 2. long conflict (1534–1639) between Sunni Ottomans and Shia Safavids 3. the Ottoman Empire was the site of a significant cross-cultural encounter a. in Anatolia‚ most of the conquered Christians converted to Islam b. in the Balkans‚ Christian subjects mostly
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By the time contact between the old and New worlds was reestablished in the late fifteenth century there were around 100 million Native Americans‚ some living in scattered communities‚ but with two great flourishing civilizations. The Incas in Peru and the Aztecs in central Mexico‚ each containing some 25-30 million people‚ Despite the fact that both these populations far exceeded the size and density needed to sustain the acute infectious diseases. So descendants of the hunter-gatherers who
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The Mayan‚ Aztec and Incan civilizations each contributed major accomplishments to the world today. These accomplishments established them as advanced societies during their time. The Incans built a large road system‚ devised a complex irrigation system and developed their own language. The Mayans constructed the largest structure known until modern times‚ made drastic accomplishments in mathematics‚ studied astronomy and formed a calendar. The Aztecs built well-organized cities and developed a writing
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did history turn out this way‚ instead of the opposite way? In AD 1500: Europe’s overseas expansions were just beginning Eurasia and North Africa were occupied by Iron Age states and empires‚ some of them on the verge of industrialization The Incas and the Aztecs ruled over empires with stone tools and were just starting to experiment with bronze Parts of sub-Saharan Africa were divided among small indigenous Iron Age states or chiefdoms All people of Australia‚ New Guinea‚ and the Pacific
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Cocaine culture which is anyone with the urge and cash can join where as coca savored by Andean Indian it is bought and sold in an integrated in a bounded regional circuit. David T. Courtwright is a drug historian. Coca is the divine plant of the Incas. “Coca was actively shunned during the 16th century. By 1700‚ coca had basically transformed into a regional commodity of limited range and based cultural artifact of the Andean realms of the Spanish American empire.” Coca was crucial to Europe but
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common in Peru. Peru was first conquered by Francisco Pizarro in 1531 through 1536. With him‚ he brought diseases‚ killing many of the population. He also captured the Inca Atahualpa and executed many officials. Without leaders‚ the Incas couldn’t fight properly and gave in to Spanish control. New Spain now controlled Mexico City and the Inca land of Peru. Spain controlled their dependent nations with a centralized form of government. The lands‚ were divided in five provinces. The viceroys acted for Spain
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involved: Bus driver and passenger who got shot‚ both are victims. The suspects that fired shots‚ have not yet been arrested Police who are investigating the shooting incident. 2. Two men each get life sentence for two murder‚ March 27‚ 2015 at 12:07 by Sapa Two men were each sentenced to life in prison for two murders‚ including that of a police officer‚ by the High Court sitting in the Mthunzini Magistrate ’s Court. The story depicts the prestigious work of the Police and professional conduct of
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father’s sister‚ La Inca‚ saves her from this misery. Beli is seen as an outcast as she is poor and dark-skinned and therefore‚ made fun of until her sophomore year summer where she develops into a full grown woman and she is wanted by many men of all ages. One night‚ Beli goes to a club and ends up meeting a gangster‚ who she forms a relationship with and eventually becomes pregnant with his child‚ “She didn’t know what was wrong; every morning she was vomiting. It was La Inca who saw it first. Well
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Don Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala‚ an Inca nobleman‚ wrote about the challenges of being at such a low position in the hierarchical system. He wrote from personal experiences working alongside Spanish officials. Throughout his work‚ Guaman Poma asserted Indigenous peoples were belittled and
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