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    Europe was very influential throughout history. It is a continent that underwent many developments throughout history through conquests‚ expansions‚ and innovations‚ which affected much of the rest of the world. In particular‚ the European conquest of the New World was very significant‚ as it expanded their empire overseas so that they ruled over part of the eastern hemisphere as well as the Western. Throughout history‚ Europe continued to build and expand their empire‚ influencing many other areas

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    Native American religions and culture are very complex and that is largely due to the fact that there have been many Native American tribes. In this essay‚ I will focus on the largest most major religions and give an idea of the Native American culture and traditions. The first major Native American religion would be the Earth Lodge religion which originated in northern California and southern Oregon tribes such as the Wintun but then it reached tribes such as the Siletz‚ Achomawi and Shasta. It

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    Ashley Alfisi Connection with the Great Spirit Pontiac was a Native American born to the Ottawa tribe and allied with the French. Being during this time the invasions of land by others was very popular; the thoughts of being conquered were always in the back of Native Americans minds. Once the British came and took over Pontiacs land in modern day Detroit‚ he decided to go on the conquest to look for this Great Spirit. “ How can you hope‚ encumbered as you are‚ to succeed in your design? Go

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    The period known as the Indian-European contact was unarguably an extremely difficult time for the Indians‚ who experienced massive lifestyle changes. One major change experienced was a reduction in their population‚ as result of the foreign diseases brought in. This reduction in turn affected how well they could defend themselves from the outsiders trying to take control of their territories. Thus‚ most were eventually forced to change their homestead locations. The Indians also experienced a change

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    "first Americans" get here and what account for the diversity of their cultures? How and why did Native-American concepts of land usage differ from that of EuropeansWhat were the motivations that first brought Spanish explorers to the New World? What were they looking for? Which nations had the most success in creating a profitable New World empire prior to the 1600’s? How and why? Understand England’s failures in trying to get into the colony business. In regards to colonization‚ what did Spain

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    happened because of the explorations. The Europeans spread many diseases to the Native Americans. Those diseases were: Smallpox‚ Measles‚ Malaria‚ Yellow Fever‚ Influenza‚ Chicken pox‚ Syphilis‚ Polio‚ Hepatitis‚ and Encephalitis. Because of the diseases‚ millions of Native Americans were killed. Native American civilizations were also destroyed. European powers built up extensive overseas empires. Large amounts of Europeans moved to America. Native American crops were also brought back to Europe.

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    The Influence of European Endeavors It is well known that Europeans had a significant role in the exploration of the world‚ as it is seen in the documentation of the new world discoveries. Yet for many centuries‚ Europeans had minimal contact with the rest of the world. However‚ that all changed in the dawn of the 1400’s‚ when Europeans hoped to gain new sources of wealth. By exploring the seas‚ traders longed to not only find new and faster routes to Asia‚ which was the source of spices and other

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    “Analyze the extent to which early European colonists viewed the Native Americans as inferior people who could be exploited for the colonists’ benefit.” The early European colonizers of the Americas came to the New World to find sources of wealth for themselves and their country. They were greeted by Native Peoples who were later used as forced laborers to the benefit of the colonists. Most European colonizers behaved with arrogance and cruelty wherever superior power enabled them to rule

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    Abstract: This paper discusses the mathematics of the Native Americans inhabiting the vast lands north of present-day Mexico. The mathematical accomplishments of the Central and South American indigenous people are not a focus. The development of the number words‚ the recurrence of certain numerical themes in the art and architecture are noted. The paper presents the numbers and math as required to keep the records of cyclical time and possessions amassed in the cycle. Also discussed is the symbolic

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    The Conflict of Europeans and Native Americans After watching the movie The Snow Walker‚ I was very intrigued by how welcoming the Native American tribe known as Inuit was to the white man. However‚ in the movie Dances With Wolves the Sioux tribe was not as trusting and welcoming to the white man. My curiosity grew even more after watching and comparing both movies as to the differences in these two tribes and their attitudes towards the white man. As depicted in The Snow Walker‚ the Inuit Tribe

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