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Lastly, trade was impacted negatively because all the populations but one, collectively channeled their energy towards and only towards religion. while trade remained only local, killing their economy off and depriving them from new resources and domestic animals. Aztecs were maybe the only civilization to develop the most in trade than others their Emperor conquered other civilizations, and expanded upon trade. Tenochtitlan was made a Mesoamerican trade center, most likely because he wanted to…

Historians Written by Bartolome de las Casas, A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies was created to inform Prince Philip about the horrible acts inflicted on the Native Americans by the Spaniards. Through this document, las Casas pleads the Prince to do justice to the “unassuming, long-suffering, unassertive, and submissive” natives by preventing Spaniards from getting licenses for ventures and conquests in the New World. las Casas’ A Short Account left me aghast when I finished…

Back in the days, there were a lot of explorers whether they were trying to find riches or spread religion. Every explorer had different reasons for their voyages. For example, Christopher Columbus travelled west to spread his religion in India, but ended up to America and met Native Americans. On the other hand, Hernan Cortes had a selfish reason for his voyage and wanted to get the world’s riches and let greed consume him. Two traveler and they were both faced with different situations. In…

Monika Straková The positive and negative aspects of Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America The fifteenth century has brought many inventions and discoveries in order to facilitate the then life. One of the most imposing one was a coincidental discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. Under the patronage of the Spanish catholic kings, he was determined to find a new journey to India across the Atlantic Ocean; otherwise, instead of this aim he found a new land between Europe and Asia.…

The Columbian Exchange is a term referring to Christopher Columbus arriving to the New World. His appearance to the New World brought about the agricultural lifestyle and influenced the way people lived. Tobacco, turkeys silver, and potatoes were various products that were exchanged to the Europeans. Earthworms also became noteworthy. Accidentally exchanged by the Europeans, earthworms impacted the agriculture by packing nutrients in the previously worm-free soil. Although there are many…

The cartoon is claiming the quota from 1620 is full. This cartoon is trying to promote the idea that original Americas from Europe are Americans not new immigrants. All Americans besides Native Americans are immigrants so in theory America should try to allow in as many immigrants as possible, that seems logical. America is a country that needs to protect its citizens and if immigration needs to be limited for a certain logical reason then it should be done. Not allowing certain immigrants in is…

democratic experience from the time of colonial and pre colonial governments. Another feature of the post-colonial period was a resistance for any proximity across Latin American country. The only cohesive element was a common defense against foreign intervention, but this feature will not reflect into mutual treaties. Searching and creating a Latin American identity was, and to some extent still is very complex and complicated process. In the search for identity, a new space was opened for the…

Equating Race with Poverty, Why Poor and Violent Equals Black and Just Walk on By provide evidence that the media has a negative influence on the way we view each other. This is a result of the articles explanations of the misinterpretations whites have towards minorities stemmed from incorrect media coverage. These articles portray examples of a bias American media along with the effect that it has on the American population. Unjustifiable media racism has led to an unequal society along with a…

When looking back on our history, the odds should have been in the favor of the people already in the Americas, rather than the Europeans. In the videos (Guns, Germs, and Steel) this unit, when talking about the Inca Empire specifically, they are described as the most powerful state in the New World. The Incas also vastly outnumbered the Europeans but they were not as advanced as them. The Europeans were eventually able to dominate the Americas because of the resources available to them.…

In November 1991, IDG books published what came to be known as the largest expository body of work in our contemporary time, the Dummies Series. The series, now nearly thirty years old and having sold millions of copies across multiple continents has become the patriarch of what we consider to be a shining example of expository writing is in today’s time. The series has served as a reference for many people on a variety of topics ranging from personal finance to dating. Just as in the Dummies…