Christopher Wren

Harel Tillinger Zinn to Royal In the article, “Columbus and the Beginning of the World” by Robert Royal, the author describes Columbus’s adventure as one of the most important in history and describes his friendliness toward the Indians. His argument is that Columbus said the Tainos were “closer to the conditions of the Garden of Eden than those enmeshed in the conflicts of ‘civilization’”(Royal 7) is not consistent with Columbus’s actions toward the natives. If Columbus believed that the…

1. The Native Americans were able to explore and settle the Americas by the 600 mile wide “land bridge.” The land bridge was made up of massive glaciers that stretched from Northern Siberia to Alaska. The Native Americans actually lived on the Bering land bridge for 15,000 years, but once the last ice age ended the land bridge flooded which caused many Native Americans to migrate to regions of the Americas. After arriving in the Americas different groups of people began to spread out across the…

The europeans were one of the most influential people during the time of the Age of Exploration in the 1400s. Sailors set out to explore the new world each with their own reasons from looking for wealth to seeking the thrill of adventure. The discovery of settlements greatly impacted the influence of European in places all over the world. The beneficial influence from the europeans created new settlements with diverse culture, which helped spark the revolution of worldwide trade and the growth…

Vasco De Gama was one of the world’s greatest explorers ever, because of his abilities to explore unknown regions, deal with foreign encounters, and exchange or barder with unknown peoples. Thanks to his first voyage through India that Portugal had spotted in the perfect place for Trade across the Indian Ocean and had opened up the maritime trade route between Europe and Asia. Also, the Portuguese rulers realised because of Da Gama’s voyage what was necessary for them to be able to maintain all…

Into the Wild Into the Wild is a book about a man named Alex, Chris was his name before then he changed it. It is a biography of him, and it tells about what Alex has written in his journal during his adventures. This book talks about his life and all the troubles he gets through, up until he dies. Alex is a traveler that travels throughout everywhere. He is a hitchhiker and does not need material things or money. Into the wild, by Jon Krakauer. This is a book that a man reads a journal about…

What happens when Cultures Collide? By: Joseph Hutchinson In the late 1400s the age of exploration and colonization started. The leader of exploration to the new world was Portugal. Following Portugal were: France, England, and Spain. The explorers went for three reasons God, gold, and glory. God was to spread Christianity, gold was to get raw materials for their mother country, and glory was to get more land and that means having more control. Then they went off exploring. The Spanish first…

Baraka's footage indicates how peoples and societies around the globe aren't the same as ours. The pictures of the poor additionally add a picture of magnificence to the film that is in building up its subject. All through the film, shots are arbitrarily transitioned to diverse things. It goes with the excellence of the film. We watched Baraka see an illustration of expert film shots and altering. This film has various astounding shots around the globe pressed into a short film. This film would…

There is a big question that has been lurking around for years. How did the first people get here? This article is about the first Natives came to the Americas. Some of the most popular theories are the Beringia Theory, the Maritime Theory, the South Pacific Atlantic theory, and the Solutrean Theory. According to the Smithsonian Institution’s website,The Beringia Theory is the theory that people traveled across a land bridge between Siberia and what is now known as Alaska by foot…

The age of exploration in Europe was fueled by many different factors. The main desire was for new sources of wealth. Europe was hoping to make money trading spices and other luxury goods from Asia, and could only do this by overseas exploration. Another goal was to spread Christianity. The Crusades had left a feeling of hostility between the Christians and the Muslims. The Christians believed they needed to keep fighting the Muslims and convert non-Christians from all over the world. A final…

indigenous people. Many of which had advanced civilizations, which are known as the Aztecs, Maya and Inca. The Indigenous peoples or as you may now hear people say Native Americans or even Indians where pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas. Christopher Columbus was the one who created the…