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What is the Old World? What is the New World? |
The old world is ASIA.
The new world is THE AMERICAS. |
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How did people get from the old world to the new world? |
Between 20K - 15K a land bridge was formed between ASIA and AMERICAS.
--BERINGIA-- |
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Why were people in the old world more advanced than people in the new world? |
Agriculture was easier because of the shapes of the continents. EuroAsia west/east same climate.
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Why did Europeans conquer Ameriindians so easily? |
Europeans developed quicker because of plants, agricultral and cilization happens quicker.
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What is Jared Diamond's theroy about why they were able to be conquered? |
Diamond argues they were able to conquer them by pure luck.
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What animals were domesticated? |
EuraAsians were able to domesticate thirteen species of large animals. Amerindians only the lama and its relatives.
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What animals were domesticated? |
EuraAsians were able to domesticate thirteen species of large animals. Amerindians only the lama and its relatives.
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Why was it harded for Amerindians to advance? |
The Amerindians were skinny and had a north-south orientation, making it harder for animals and crops to be moved.
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Explain the Columbian Exchange. |
Horse, cattle, pigs, sheeps, goats, rats for turkeys. Wheat,oats, barley, rice, sugar for corn potatoes, tomatoes, squash. Smallpox, chickenpox, measles, malaria for syphilis.
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