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The article, “Female Gladiators of the Ancient Roman World” is an article by Steven Murray that was published by the Journal of Combative Sport in July 2003 . It features several pictures from the Museum of London and the British Museum of evidence of female gladiators in the Roman world. The article itself is based on the exhumation of a female gladiator’s gravesite in what had once been Roman London and circles around the evidence of female gladiators in the Roman Empire. The reason for the…

colonization of Latin America, most of the nation's farm lands were overrun by weeds, buildings were destroyed, and left in shambles because of all the civil unrest. Poor farmers were constantly in debt to the rich landowners because they were paid so little and the necessities they needed were too expensive. This debt was passed down from generation to generation in a system known as peonage. Political instability was another widespread problem in 19th-century Latin America. Most of the Latin…

Latin America before this recent trend was seen as making economic progress and having improved democratic governance by many of the centrist governments. Although the nation has recently enjoyed its best two years of growth in a long time, times have changed and it seems Latin America has noticed this change. In Venezuela, all leaders, parties or movements that have been successful over the past eight years are generally labeled as “leftist.” Countries of Latin America also showed this trend,…

Latin America has one of the most geographical variations of any location in the world. You can travel across Latin America and be close to the Pacific Ocean, a top of the Andes Mountain ranges, or be in the middle of the Atacama Desert. These variations of geography have a major impact on one of the most densely populated regions in the world. “Geography has strong and pervasive effects on economic and social development.” Most of the population in Latin America lives near the coast. Over 490…

The Latins were Indo-European people who settled in west-central Italy in a country called Latium. Latium was originally settling on the territory within the Alban Hills and was bounded by countries like Samnium, Sabina, Campania and Etruria (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2015). The Latins who stayed in Rome had a common identity with the Romans as one people. The Etruscans who settled within the Romans influenced them in art and other fields and as Rome grew in numbers, it began to…

The affiliation between the United States in Latin America is one that has undoubtedly demonstrated both historical and contemporary intervention by the American administration for social, economic, ideological and political motives. Latin American resilient partnership with the United States has fostered significant progress yet face ongoing trials. The historical removal of trade barriers between Latin America and the United States saw the latter region being the largest foreign provider of…

Latin America is the combination of Central America and South America. It is a very diverse land separating the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. There are two mountain ranges, the Amazon, and many other physical features. Here is all about Latin America’s Physical Features. The two mountain ranges in Latin America are the Andes and Sierra Madre Mountains. The Andes stretch from the top of South America, along the Pacific Coast, and finishes at the southern tip of South America. With 20,000…

underdevelopment of Latin America. I learned a great deal about Latin America in the past few weeks of this quarter. Everything from the native empires, to the rise of the independent states has taught me that Latin America has been a country willing to stand up for themselves. Although they are brave and willing to protect their sovereignty, they have earned a reputation for being known as a third world country. Growing up in a Hispanic family, I learned that many of my family members left…

This essay addresses the intersection between religion and race in the context of Brazil. It situates Brazil within the larger context of Latin America, particularly in respect to the common colonial background. The conquest of Latin America by the Portuguese and the Spanish empires took place in a context in which religion, economics, and politics were intertwined. Luis Rivera-Pagan has demonstrated how the conquest necessitated a legitimizing theological language to be possible. On the other…

From 1500 to 1750, there were changes and continuities on the ways Latin America participated in inter regional trade. The major turning point of Latin America's participation in inter regional trade is the discovery of the New World by Columbus. The impact of this event can be seen globally because this started the global exchange of goods through the Columbian Exchange. The overall continuity of Latin America's participation in trade is its role in the Triangle Trade as the producer of cash…