1-4. The "Colombian trade" was the worldwide dispersion of plants‚ nourishment crops‚ creatures‚ human populaces‚ and infection pathogens that occurred after voyages of investigation by Christopher Columbus and other European sailors Over the long haul‚ in any case‚ the Colombian trade expanded instead of decreased human populace as a result of the spread of nourishment harvests and creatures that it supported Wheat‚ vines‚ seeds‚ steers‚ pigs‚ sheep‚ goats‚ and chickens went from Europe to the
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In the history of the Americas many achievements have been made. Most of these achievements had come from the Maya‚ Inca‚ and Aztec Empires. Each civilization was greatly advanced in the topics agriculture‚ writing‚ and engineering and astronomy. Astronomy was one of the greatest achievements of the Mayan Empire. The Mayan Empire knew how many days were in a year and showed that they knew fall spring equinox. They demonstrated their knowledge of astronomy on their Pyramid of Kukulkan which they
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Ohio River Valley‚ and the Mississippians of the Mississippi River. In South America the Mayas‚ Aztecs and Incas developed more advanced civilizations. The Aztecs became wealthy due to vast resources of gold‚ silver‚ jewels and food. Large networks of trade developed between the tribes. Warfare among the tribes was also common. Men and women were stolen from other tribes for slavery and the Aztecs sacrificed people to the Gods.
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European Exploration—Causes and Effects Causes Desire for wealth and power. (Gold and Glory) European explorers hoped to find riches in distant countries and to discover a sea route to Asia. Search for spices (nutmeg‚ ginger‚ cloves‚ cinnamon‚ pepper‚ etc.) and luxury goods (silk‚ gold‚ silver‚ jewels‚ ivory‚ porcelains‚ tea‚ etc.) from Africa and the East. Religious aims (God) Europeans hoped to spread Christianity to people throughout the
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6/14/12 History: a study of the past Civilization: an advanced state of human society‚ in which a high level of culture‚ science‚ industry‚ and government has been reached. Historian: Someone who studies the past Archaeologist: Someone who studies the past by looking at artifacts Fossil: Natural remains Artifact: Man-made remains Anthropologist: Someone who studies the past by looking at the culture of ancient civilizations Paleontologist: Someone who studies the past by looking at fossils
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Chapter 1 Study Guide The Spanish Empire in the Americas 1. Three arguments’ that Juan Gines de Sepulveda used to justify enslaving the Native Americans were for gold‚ ore deposits‚ and for God’s sake and man’s faith in him. 2. Three arguments that Bartolome de las Casas gave in attacking Spanish clonial policies in the New World were the Indians eating human flesh‚ worshiping false gods‚ and also‚ he believed that the Indians were cowardly and timid. 3. For comparisons that Sepulveda
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instead of their fathers. Slavery was a big thing in Africa‚ they were used for mining salt and gold. Some people in the Africa Empire had their faces tattooed to distinguish where they were from. The Americas consisted of Aztec‚ Maya‚ Incas‚ The Caribbean and North American people. Aztec who was also known as the Mexicas found the city of Tenochtitian which grew into one of the largest cities in the world. Family was seen as religiously essential‚ marriage usually occurred later in life in your twenty’s
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irrigation projects. As well as crops‚ Native American languages persisted through their society upheaval. Due to the Spaniards control over the American kingdoms‚ all power was taken away from the Natives. Their multiple kingdoms such as the Aztec‚ Inca‚ Arawak‚ and Taino‚ all went down into the hands of the Spanish. Some tried to resist‚ such as the Arawaks‚ who were provoked into war with the
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The Inca Empire extended from Quito in Ecuador through Peru to the south of Chile. Like the May and Aztecs they were polytheistic. They had both priests and priestesses. Daily sacrifice was an important part of life and every evening a llama was sacrificed. Priests made sacrifices‚ looked after the objects in the temples‚ heard confessions‚ set penance‚ specialized in medicine and performed operations Gods Viracocha- Creator of all gods Inti- Sun god Mama- Kilya- moon mother Mama-
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Chapter 15 The West and the Changing Balance of Power Multiple-Choice Questions 1) Which of the following was NOT a symptom of decline in the Arabic caliphate by 1400? A) The narrowing of intellectual life symbolized by the triumph of religion over literature‚ philosophy‚ and science B) Landlords seized power over peasants C) The decline of the Sufis D) Decline of tax revenues for the state E) Landlords ceased to experiment with new agricultural techniques. 2) By what date had the Arabs
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