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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Spanish and English Empires During much of the 1500’s European nations began efforts to colonize the Americas (or the New World). Their goal‚ as stated in The Enduring Vision‚ was not only to seek wealth and power but they also wanted to make it their mission to introduce Christianity and “civilization” to the “savages” and “pagans” (p. 29). The two main European Nations that left most of an impact in the Americas was Spain and Britain. Britain mainly colonized the Northeastern region and Spain
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Name:______________ Period:_____________ Unit 4 Homework Packet Periodic Table (70 pts) Historical Background of the Periodic Table (pp. 113-116) 1. What did John Newlands contribute to the Periodic Table? 2. List three ideas Mendeleev used to design the modern Periodic Table. (3) a. b. c. 3. How did Moseley modify the Periodic Table? Characteristics of the Periodic Table (pp. 117-122) 4. Do the periods of the table go horizontal or vertical across the table? 5. Do the groups of the
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World‚ the Spanish empire had gained almost complete control of Central America and the majority of South America. Furthermore‚ the Spanish controlled large portions of southern Europe‚ including much of Italy‚ Austria‚ and the Netherlands. The success of the Spanish empire began its gradual decline in the seventeenth century. Many factors contributed to the ultimate demise of the Spanish empire‚ but the main cause of the fall of the empire was Spain’s poor economic decisions. The Spanish government
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later became the dominant partner and gained total control of the entire valley. Conquering city after city‚ Moctezuma and his warrior empire took food‚ luxury goods‚ exotic raw materials and war captives. The prisoners of war were saved for sacrifices to the gods. Embarking on a journey of his own in search of gold‚ General Hernando Cortes lead his group of Spanish troops into the path of the powerful Moctezuma monarchy. After meeting face to face‚ both men seemingly viewed the other with mutual respect
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The Eastern Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire Constantine Roman emperor who transferred the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium (eventually became the Constantinople) in 330 A.D. Constantinople The eastern part of the Roman Empire. Located along the Bosporus shore‚ the shore that links the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. 395 A.D. When the capital of the Roman Empire was returned to Rome. Making Rome as the capital of the Western Roman Empire. 476 A.D. Fall of the Western
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Akkadian/Persian Essay The Akkadian’s VS. The Persian’s The two empires that I am writing about are the Akkadian Empire which was from 2350-1900 B.C.E. And the Persian Empire‚ which was from 2000-330 B.C.E. They were both very powerful and inventive. So first is the Persians. The Persian Empire was from 2000-330 BCE. Though they didn’t begin to‚ appear in the region east of Mesopotamia until 1300 BCE. The Persian Empire developed in 2000 BCE but at this time the Persians were very nomadic
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After the military venture of the Crusade in the early 13th century‚ Europe decided to get herself more involved in the world system. At the same time‚ on the East‚ the massive Mongol Empire was under the leadership of Chinggis Khan. The empire grew rapidly and descendants were sent invasions in all directions. With the Mongol’s developed technologies‚ various ideologies and commodities were dispersed and exchanged all over Eurasia. The East and the West both have strong cores. European powers in
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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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The Russian empire was established in 1721 and it lasted until the February Revolution in 1917. It was one of the largest empires to ever exist‚ it ranged over three continents. Russia’s main trade partners and who they formed trade contacts with were both the same thing; Middle Eastern empires. They established a very prominent presence in Iran around 1828‚ through its connections with Iranian Armenians. They were a community that was an important passage of trade and influence between Russia and
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