three major Pre-Colombian American societies were the Mayans‚ Incas‚ and Aztecs. Brinkley describes their political structures and economies just as advanced and flourishing as the Europeans at the time. These three American societies created roads‚ written language‚ an accurate calendar‚ and even medical systems. 2. The Spanish conquistadors conquered both the Incas and the Aztecs. 3. The North American tribes differed from the Incas‚ Mayans‚ and Aztecs in the way that they did not create as large
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Europe: Age of Imperialism Vocabulary Terms Globalism: Age of Exploration: Imperialism: The takeover of a country or territory by a stronger nation with the intent of domination the economic‚ political and social life of the people of that nation. This is significant because it changed tremendously over this time period. Columbian Exchange: 1453: The year when the hundred years war finally came to an end. Also‚ the Asian Empire falls‚ so the Europeans have to pay more taxes. This is significant
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1. 2. The Atlantic Slave Trade - enslaved about 10 to 15 million Africans in South America‚ the Caribbean and North America. - The Atlantic slave trade started in the 16th century and lasted until the mid-19th century. - The slave trades‚ both of them‚ was an enormous population‚ labor and brain drain on Africa. - young and those best able to work. - This removes men and women who would reproduce and add their children to Africa’s population.
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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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7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD AIM: Is to apprise the house about 7 Wonders of The World. SEQUENCE: * History * Seven Wonders of the Ancient World * New Seven Wonders of the World * Ongoing Seven wonders of the Nature * Recapitulation * Conclusion HISTORY: The origin of the idea of Seven Wonders of the World dates back to Herodotus (484 BC – 425 BC) and Callimachus (305 BC – 240 BC)‚ who made lists which included 7 famous place of ancient world‚ and from there the Idea of 7 wonders
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did history turn out this way‚ instead of the opposite way? In AD 1500: Europe’s overseas expansions were just beginning Eurasia and North Africa were occupied by Iron Age states and empires‚ some of them on the verge of industrialization The Incas and the Aztecs ruled over empires with stone tools and were just starting to experiment with bronze Parts of sub-Saharan Africa were divided among small indigenous Iron Age states or chiefdoms All people of Australia‚ New Guinea‚ and the Pacific
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Northwest Chicago. Luis Felipe created the manifesto for the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN) based on teachings he had picked up from his time in Chicago‚ the "motherland." Felipe designated himself as Inca and Supreme Crown. In 1995 Antonio Fernandez was designated Inca and Supreme Crown of New York State and New Jersey‚ and the ALKQN once again began a transformation. The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation is the largest Chicago-based street gang in the United States. The Almighty
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“The discovery of America‚ and that of the passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope‚ are the two greatest events recorded in the history of [human] kind” —Adam Smith‚ in The Wealth of Nations When it comes to the Europeans conquering the Americas‚ Professor Jared Diamond‚ of UCLA‚ has come up with the theory that what separated the winners from the losers‚ was not luck‚ strength‚ or numbers‚ but the lay of the land. It was the geographic locations where the diverse cultures
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as one as they declared independence from England. This made them successful because they united the colonies and eventually defeated England in the Revolutionary War to officially become independent. (Textbook‚ 559) Also‚ to unite the Incas the all powerful Sapa Inca united them by imposing their language and religion upon those they captured while also building a large road system. This made them successful because the roads allowed armies and news to move rapidly throughout the empire. (Textbook
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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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