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    European Settlement in Latin America Between 1450 and 1750 C.E.‚ Europeans entered Latin America and created new political structures‚ increased trade‚ and brought their religion. This happened because the Spanish conquered the Aztecs and Incas‚ while Portugal took over what is now Brazil. Hernando Cortes conquered the Aztecs while Francisco Pizzarro conquered the Incas. The Aztecs and Incas were two great Native American civilizations. In Latin America‚ slavery remained unchanged. These areas

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    including preparing and serving the food‚ weaving clothing‚ and raising and educating the children. When settlers came to the New World they were appalled to see how the Native American women did all of the traditional and manual labor‚ according to European standards. They worked in and around the house‚ reared the children‚ prepared the food and created pottery. They also worked in the fields tilling the land and farming. What the early explorers noted was the men were leisurely enjoying their lives

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    described the economic issues and the rise of the different powers in Latin America. The Authors Bakewell and Escosura both wrote about the shifts in power from the Europeans to the independence of Latin America. Everything starting with the Bolivar movement‚ when Simon Bolivar wanted to free his country of the Spanish control in Venezuela. These movements showed that the Latin American people had enough of the European control in their land. They wanted to have their own freedom and power over their

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    The microcultural group that America is so fascinated about is the Amish. They entered the U.S. between 1730 and 1770; where around 100 Amish families‚ from Switzerland‚ settled in Pennsylvania. The Anabaptists were ferociously persecuted in their home country because of their religion. The effect of this was an encouragement of “simplicity and piety; which the Anabaptist already saw in the Bible” (Nolt 11). Today‚ there are over 250‚000 Amish people living in over 28 states. The “Amish come from

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    Before exploring the economic history during the colonial time‚ it is remarkable to study the European empire that established colonies in the current Colombian territory. The geographical location of the European civilization made them able to be exposed as a constant technological improvement since different field. A clear reference mentioned several times is the horse domestication(cite) Expand. Animal training facilitate the transportation over long distance and a powerful military tool. The

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    Europeans and Native Americans in America Wars between Native Americans and Europeans with Americans have had quite a few similarities. In many of the different conflicts between American’s and the Europeans‚ the Europeans have almost always had Native American allies. This has created quite a difficulty between the American’s and the Europeans and Native Americans. American citizens often were more brutal and less professional when it came to war. Therefore‚ many of the Indians wanted to side

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    Until the late 1400’s‚ Europeans did not know the existence of the two American continents ( North and South America ). To the European explorers‚ exploring the other side of the Atlantic was like exploring an entire different world‚ hence the name- the New World. In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus unknowingly discovered the new continent. His original motives for exploring was to find an easier route to Asia but instead‚ he discovered the New World. Thus; Spain‚ France and England began sending out conquistadors

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    definition of consumer behaviour is "The study of individuals‚ groups‚ or organizations and the processes they use to select‚ secure‚ use‚ and dispose of products‚ services‚ experiences‚ or ideas to satisfy needs and the impacts that these processes have on the consumer and society." Although it is not necessary to memorize this definition‚ it brings up some useful points: • Behaviour occurs either for the individual‚ or in the context of a group (e.g.‚ friends influence what kinds of clothes a person

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    Essay Describe the European groups that came to New Zealand prior to 1840‚ and the impacts their contact had on Maori culture Before the 1840s there were many European groups that impacted Maori culture with positive‚ negative‚ major and minor impacts. These main groups that impacted Maori culture were the Explorers‚ Traders‚ Missionaries and the Sealers and Whalers. Some of these groups had major impacts on Maori culture and some of them had minor impacts. The explorers had a major impact

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    8 December 2012 Globalization: Prompt #2 Globalization is a term that is used by many to describe a variety of actions. Globalization typically refers to the integration of the people‚ economies‚ and governments of different nations and is commonly driven by foreign trade‚ investment‚ and proliferation of new technology. This process is intended to benefit developing countries and allow them to grow and become incorporated into the global economy. Some see globalization as an answer to Latin America’s

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