The great history of the Mexican culture. The Mexican culture is one of the nicest and inviting places to go‚ from the great atmosphere to the even better baseball fields. There are a lot of interesting things about the Mexican culture like the music‚ the holidays‚ and especially the food. But overall‚ Mexican culture has great traditions and is one of the most exciting cultures today. The history of the Mexican culture is full of interesting things. They have a population of approximately
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Imagine a city with as much mystery as it does excitement. Imagine a city of pure stone and bronze and so far up‚ that it’s surrounded by clouds. If this city was thought to be unreal‚ to good to be true‚ or maybe even heaven‚ think again. This city is completely real and Machu Picchu is its name. After years of searching‚ this city was finally discovered in 1911 by an American explorer named Hiram Bingham. "The City in the Clouds" (its nickname) is a fantastic destination not only because it is
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CHAPTER 2 : EXPLORING THE AMERICAS VOCABULARY 1. CRUSADES – A series of 9 conflicts between Christians and __________________________ between 1095 and 1291 for control of the “Holy Land‚” or ________________________. These conflicts brought western Europeans into contact with the Middle East‚ as well as into contact with Arab merchants and ________________________ goods from as far away as India and China. 2. MARCO POLO – A _______________________________ adventurer from Venice‚ Italy
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Welcome to one of the most popular slots ever released by NetEnt - Gonzo’s Quest. The slot was created back in 2010 and since then became platinum and has a cult following all over the world. The game is based on the legendary figure of Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro‚ who is going through a Peruvian jungle in a search for the mythical lost city of Eldorado full of gold. It is a beautifully done 3D slot with some unusual features and great possibilities for decent size winnings. Let’s have a
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Pizarro. He was known to be one of the most successful Spanish Conquistadors around during 1474-1541. With the help of the Columbian Exchange‚ in 1532‚ he had conquered the Inca empire and then founded the Spanish colony of Peru. The smallpox had killed of many of the Inca‚ including the emperor. So‚ it wasn’t much of a struggle to take over the empire.He had ruled the former Inca territories until he was assassinated by rival conquistadors in
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Chapter 1 – New World Beginnings‚ 33‚00B.C – A.D. 1769 New World Beginnings – the human history of the new world began during the ice-age when‚ because of lower sea levels‚ Asiatic tribes were able to cross the Bering Strait and populate the Americas. Eventually‚ these peoples migrated and dispersed to form tribes and some advanced civilizations on almost every corner of these two continents. Bering Strait – a land bridge connecting modern-day Alaska and Russia. During the Ice Age‚ low ocean
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soldiers’ demands led to the production of stronger‚ longer‚ and sharper swords. The rapier‚ with its extra long blade‚ represented a very high point in metalworking technology and became fashionable in Renaissance Europe. Francisco Pizarro‚ a Spanish conquistador‚ and his most trusted officers debated their options for how to deal with Atahualpa‚ the last Inca emperor.
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The collision of the New and Old World impacted the Europeans‚ Africans‚ and Indigenous people immensely. When the two worlds were introduced to each other they set up trade routes‚ such as the Columbian Exchange. Although it was new for all three of them‚ they adjusted well to the changes over time. The introduction of the new foods‚ animals‚ diseases‚ religious matters‚ etc. made all three groups forced to accommodate. In 1492‚ Africans along with the Europeans and the Indians‚ created the Columbian
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instructed him not to let Spaniards demand gold from the natives. In 1535 Pizarro founded a city on the coast that came to be called Lima. At Quito Rumiñavi had Atahualpa’s brother Quilliscacha murdered and ruled as a warlord. Meanwhile early in 1534 conquistador Pedro de Alvarado invaded Ecuador with a strong force. Pizarro sent Sebastian de Benalcazar to capture Quito‚ which Rumiñavi abandoned. Benalcazar also invaded Chibcha territory. Alvarado lost 85 men in the Andean mountains and agreed to sell his
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throughout Latin America‚ as an official Catholic holiday. The day of the dead dates back to approximately 3500 B.C. This celebration initially took place during the months of July and August but‚ they changed the date to November 2nd. Spanish conquistadors also called it "Day of all Saints". In modern days though‚ the celebration takes place during the last days of October culminating in the official day of the dead on November 2nd. In America we celebrate our own day of the dead on October 31st
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