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The Americas – Period 2 consist of North America and Latin America 600-600 CE. Many changes happened whether they were political, economic, or social. Changes over time for North America included trade expansion, tribal government, and agriculture. For South America changes were in the pyramids, Mayan astronomy, and village organization. North America's change in trade expansion and continuity in village life, nomadism, polytheism, and shamanism. Latin America's change in Pyramids, ceremonial…

have better health and cheaper food options. Major food options from the New World included: maize (corn), potatoes, cassava, and various beans and squashes. Lesser crops included sweet potato, papaya, pineapple, tomato, avocado, guava, peanuts, chili peppers, and cacao. The potato, possibly the most important new food, had a strong effect in improving the food supply and promoting the population growth in Eurasia because it provided a cheap source of food. Because of the discovery of the New…

The chart has shown us that a typical one-day-menu of Vietnamese are closely meeting that standard of USDA. Overall, Vietnamese consumed a little bit more grains and protein than needed. The total calories came to 2131, which is 131 calories above the average daily calories recommend. But in order to fully understand this chart, we need to keep in mind that this plan does not tell the overall picture of every Vietnamese person. The diet varies from gender, economic status, jobs, geographical…

'Ajiaco' is a metaphor used by cuban ethnologist Oritz, describing Cuba as a melting pot. Ajiaco is a popular dish of Caribbean, where the ingredients are put in an earthen pot and simmered in heat for a long time. New ingredients are put in the stew next day and it eventually amalgamates with the older constituents, the process is repeated over time and it ultimately form Ajiaco, a popular dish originated and developed in Cuba by their native inhabitants. This dish is metaphorically used to…

Hashimoto’s Disease is a disease where the thyroid is damaged by the person’s immune system. To define it, Hashimoto’s Disease is an “autoimmune lymphocytic infiltration of the thyroid gland closely associated with the presence of antithyroid autoantibodies and often resulting in chronic hypothyroidism.”(Brier, 2009) Due to the damages that occur, the thyroid is unable to function properly. My dad was recently diagnosed with this disease. Coping with Hashimoto’s Disease brings many lifestyle…

Mayan Civilizations The Mayan civilization had great historical significance, it was one of the most advanced and innovative civilizations in our world 's history.they were a civilization that thrived for many years and during that time made progress in numerous areas “The Mayan ruins testify to a civilization which was more sophisticated than its contemporaries in the West. The Mayans are the 'Greeks of the New World, ' …They also reveal their advanced knowledge in mathematics, the biological…

Equine Mental Health Unit 1 Summary Equine Mental Health unit one is based on all the personal writings of Dr. Hall. In this section of reading, we read about the personal experience of the horse, the horse anatomy, the horse psychological process, the human and horse relationship, and the heard dynamics. With this paper, I have summarized each section as well as put my personal opinion and questions about the readings as well. Introduction Dimples was the first horse that came into play around…

Food is a means through which tensions over the conflict between global and local identities and practices are expressed, food is often used to define cultural boundaries including national identity. Food can be used as a means to separate groups of people into classes food also has the ability to bring people together under one identity. The article Tasting Empire: Chocolate and the European Internalization of Mesoamerican Aesthetics, by Mary Norton depicted how food was a means of separating…

Imagine transporting goods from European Territory to Native Territory, What Would it be like? The process to transport goods were all under one name and that was the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange is a passageway that transported goods and provided food for everyday life. In the passage “Columbian Exchange” by Mark Burkholder the effects caused by the Columbian Exchange are reflected through the diseases that killed thousands of Natives, the diets of the Europeans and animals…

Throughout my life I have passed through many stages that were both very important to my learning and essential to my understanding of life as well. I was born a very fat kid, weighing in at almost an obese weight. In the early years of my life, I was a baby that took long to learn how to do things such as talk and walk. At the age of three, I started saying my first words, and along with that, i stopped crawling and started to walk. When I was four years old, i started to go to school at EARJ,…