THE MEETING OF CULTURES

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Chapter 1

• THE MEETING OF CULTURES

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America Before ColumbusIn the South

• Peru - Incas
• Empire of about 6 million people
• Complex political system
• Paved Roads
• Central America Mayas
• Written Language
• Numerical system similar to Arabic
• Accurate Calendar
• Advanced Agricultural system

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Late 13 c

• Aztecs ruled over Central Southern Mexico
• Administrative System
• Educational System
• Medical System
• Harsh Religion Human Sacrifice
• Large Cities some over 100,000

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In the North

• Present day United States and Canada
• Hunting, gathering, fishing
• In Southwest irrigation systems
• Religion very important
• Natural world with many gods
• Women assigned children, preparing meals,
  gathering food, social and economic organization
  for tribe and family

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Prince Henry the Navigator

• Portuguese explored Western Coast of Africa
• Created much wealth in trading
• 1486 Dias rounded the tip of Africa
• 1497-1498 de Gama made it all the way to India

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Christopher Columbus

• Born in Genoa, Italy
• Turned to Queen Isabella of Spain to help
• 1492 10 week voyage to discover new trade route
• On Third voyage figured out new continent

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Spain

• Saw new world as possible source of wealth
• Claimed all of new world for Spain (except Brazil
  was given to Portuguese by the Pope)
• 1518 Cortez goes to Mexico for great treasures

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Destroyed New World

• 1. Diseases
• Influenza, Measles, Chickenpox, Mumps, Typhus,
  Smallpox
• 2. Dominican Republic and Haiti
• Population went from 1 million to 500
• 3. Mexico
• 95 perished in a few years

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