...Central and South America. They were the Inca and the Aztec. Although neither Empire would last long after Europeans came into the picture they were still the dominating powers in Mesoamerica. These two empires shared a number of similarities in many aspects of their life, culture and politics. However one must know about each group separately before similarities are noticeable. First, the Aztec civilization grew out of the Valley of Mexico. After the fall of the Toltec Empire the center of political power and population changed to the Valley of Mexico which contained a number of lakes in which settlements were built around. Many groups...
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...American Empires There are many civilizations existed in the early American world, but the biggest and greatest were the Aztec and Inca civilizations. The Aztecs and Incas had many similarities in their religion and also both civilizations conquered by the Spanish ended in the 1500’s, but the difference were the agriculture and the geography of the areas that they settled in. The religion were very similar in Aztec and Inca. They both believed in essentially the same gods and they also believed in human sacrifice, but the Incans did not think it is necessary to have human sacrifice more than a few times a year. Inca’s religion could say was more peaceful religion where the Aztec was more violent. The reason for human sacrifice was they believed...
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...The Maya, Aztec, and Inca were three civilizations that lived in Latin America during the middle ages. It is hard to overlook the fact that they had remarkable similarities, but also some differences.(castletown) Their class structures were similar, and they all valued religion. However, when it came to the roles and expectations of men and women, there are differences between the three races. Each civilization has similarities and differences socially, culturally, economically, politically, militarism, and diplomatically(castletown). In the Mayan civilization, kings, priests, and hereditary nobility were at the top of the social pyramid. Merchants were also relatively high status. However, the majority of people were peasants or slaves. The...
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...there were two distinct empires, the Aztecs and Incas. Both empires were often grouped together as early pre – European civilizations in the Americas. Although both empires shared some similarities, there were significant differences between the two empires. These similarities and differences are found by looking at the political systems used, the methods of rule and socialization, and religion. The Aztecs and Incas shared some common aspects. Both empires exhibited an agricultural based economy controlled by a ruling elite as a whole. The Aztecs are ruled by a supreme ruler who has supreme power over everybody. The Aztecs did not rule directly over their empire, but indirectly through hegemony. It would conquer a city-state, but then reestablish the local ruler, only interfering with his governing when they did not pay their tribute to the Aztecs. While the Incas are ruled by a supreme ruler called the Inca and he was considered a deity descended from the sun who in theory owned everything, the Inca lived and ruled his people from the major temple, Cuzco. As stated in everyone, “...were all ordered to worship the sun as God...” (Pg. 598). The empires ruled for approximately one hundred years until both were conquered by the Spanish. Distinct patterns emerges within each civilizations by theses given similarities. Politically, the Incas is a highly centralized empire where every decisions come from the Inca, himself. For example, “[The Inca] appointed those whose duty it was...
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...Classical Period of India and the Post Classical Period of the Incas and the Aztecs, these civilizations shared similarities in their religion and political structure and placed differences in their social structures. However the similarities both these civilizations have with each other in religion and social structure have minor differences, for example militaristic confidence and the worship or celebration of the religion and the events that took place. Religion in both civilizations were Polytheistic; worship of many gods and goddesses. Although they were polytheistic, both civilizations had different ceremonial tactics. In the Aztec and Inca civilization, they took sacrifice to another level, both in the types and the frequency of the sacrifices had increased and a whole symbolism and ritual, which included ritual cannibalism that developed part of the cult. The Indian civilization did not do sacrifices. This was one of the few differences in both of these religions. However both civilizations held ceremonies and performed rituals to worship the gods. India for instance attacked the conventional Brahman view of what the religion should be, such as a set of proper ceremonies that would lead to good things in this life and the rewards in the afterlife. The Upanishads advanced the idea of mystical contact with a divine essence. Reincarnation; afterlife was very important to these civilizations. Lastly Aztec and Incas, just like the Indians, had many gods that stood for various...
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...There are similarities and differences in the experiences of exploration for the conquering and the conquered in terms of the use of trade and diseases. These changes came during the time of the age of exploration as this was a time of conquering and the seizing of power and control. The first idea that shows similarities and differences between the conquering and the conquered is the use of trade. The use of trade is similar because both the conquered and the conquering were affected in their own ways. An example is how conquerors like Cortes showed how the use of trade with other countries was nonexistent as conquered showed economic purpose as they went it for money. The conquered were affected by them not having any money and goods to...
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...The years between 1400 and 1500 are known to be the fourteenth and fifteenth century. During the early and late Middle Ages, society, government, and religion had a huge impact on Americans, Europeans, and Africans due to cultural similarities and differences. Many people converted to a new religion, countries and cities were captured, and new discoveries were found. At the beginning of the fifteenth century, many Native Americans populated North America. They spoke different languages and were adapted to diverse patterns within their environments. In the Northeast, the Native Americans grouped into a more unifying political system. However, in the South, they were more focused on the weakening of the Mississippian centers. Soon after, America...
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...and Canada book. On page 241, it says “During the 1500’s two viceroyalties were established in Latin America…” The land(s) that Viceroyalty of Spain include Mexico and Latin America. I got this from the Latin America and Canada book.On page 242 On page 242 in the map. According the encyclopedia britannica it says”....upper and lower California, the area that is now the central and southwestern portion of the United States, and territory eastward along the Gulf of Mexico to Florida.” Three things that the Viceroyalty of Spain did was they held Inca and Aztecs people as slaves. The also had missions to convert people into christianity and had Encomiendas...
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...| Help with Some Confusing Subjects | 39 – 43 | Chinese Dynasties | 39 | Political, Economic, and Social Systems | 40 | Religions | 41 | Primary Sources | 42 | “Must Know” Years | 43 | * Many of the guidelines in this study packet are adapted from the AP World History Course Description, developed by College Board. The AP Exam Purchasing and taking the AP World History exam are requirements of the course. This year, the AP World History exam will be administered on: ___________________________________________ Format I. Multiple Choice a. You will have 55 minutes to answer 70 Questions. b. Each question has options A, B, C, and D. c. Questions are divided evenly between the five course themes (20% each) and six periods. d. Each questions addresses one of the four historical thinking skills. e. You should answer ALL 70 questions, even if you have to guess. There are no points off...
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...| Help with Some Confusing Subjects | 39 – 43 | Chinese Dynasties | 39 | Political, Economic, and Social Systems | 40 | Religions | 41 | Primary Sources | 42 | “Must Know” Years | 43 | * Many of the guidelines in this study packet are adapted from the AP World History Course Description, developed by College Board. The AP Exam Purchasing and taking the AP World History exam are requirements of the course. This year, the AP World History exam will be administered on: ___________________________________________ Format I. Multiple Choice a. You will have 55 minutes to answer 70 Questions. b. Each question has options A, B, C, and D. c. Questions are divided evenly between the five course themes (20% each) and six periods. d. Each questions addresses one of the four historical thinking skills. e. You should answer ALL 70 questions, even if you have to guess. There are no points off...
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...A Horrific 19th Century Slavery: The Afro-Americans’ Unrevealed Truth (The Long Song and The Known World) A Term Paper Submitted to: Marie Anne Balanni English Teacher Submitted by: Nikka Ocampo Student INTRODUCTION Why most people in the ancient times are slave victims? Why do slavery happens in the past? This is what I wanted to discover in my research. When we talk of slavery, it refers to a condition in which individuals are owned by others, who control where they live and at what they work. Slavery had previously existed throughout history, in many times and most places. The ancient Greeks, the Romans, Incas and Aztecs all had slaves. To be a slave is to be owned by another person. A slave is a human being classed as property and who is forced to work for nothing. Andrea Levys’ novel entitled “The Lost Song” and Edward T. Jones’ “The Known World” revealed to us the plight of being a slave rooted from their ancestral family and own personal experience as a slave. The two books have the same plot that unraveled the world of human existence happened in 19th century where forced labor centered in the sugar cane plantation. The main characters have a slight difference because the first one is directly the slave victim and the latter is born slave but became a slaver, owning a slave he bought. The Lost Song is set in the time of slavery and it is a story about a person’s life and the times they lived through. July a black house slave, is the main character that tells her...
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...and inscriptions. These structures have earned the Maya their reputation as the great artists of Mesoamerica. Guided by their religious beliefs the Maya made huge advances in mathematics and astronomy including the use of zero. Another thing they developed was a complex calendar system based on 365 days. Even though they made many inventions; abouteducation.com, a trusted source that explains the Mayan way, explains, “Unlike the Aztecs...and the Inca... the Maya were never a single, unified empire organized and administered from a central city. Instead, the Maya were a series of city-states in the same region, linked by language, trade and certain cultural similarities, but often in lethal contention with one another for resources, power and influence” (ancient Maya:war and warfare). Though early researchers concluded that the Maya were a peaceful society of priests and inventors later evidence, including a detailed examination of the artwork and inscriptions on their temple walls, showed the less peaceful side of Maya culture. This included the war between rival Mayan city states and the importance of torture and human sacrifice to their religious ritual. Until recently archeologist didn't think they were warriors but they were wrong. abouteducation.com explains what anthropologists actually thought before cracking the mayan code, it states, “Historical anthropologists used to believe the Maya were a peaceful people, who warred upon one another rarely if at all, preferring instead...
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...salvaged wreckage from one of their ships. Convinced he had reached Asia, he then set sail back to Spain with the two remaining ships. Columbus failed to find what he set out for – a new route to Asia along with the riches it promised, and he passed away short of success in 1506. However, Columbus was still successful in other terms. He is credited with the discovery of the New World and opening the Americas for European colonization. Following Columbus’s discovery, European nations that were on the Atlantic Rim exploited the riches and resources of the Americas. Due to their region’s position in the Eurasian economy, Europeans were determined to gain access to the New World. The growing desire for raw materials in Europe, the competition between nations, the idea of a new life/wealth, and the inspiration to spread Christianity in the New World were all motives for the colonization in the Americas. Geography...
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...Western Europe than it was in the Asian Empires. * Comparison of the role that religions played in the declines * The impact of missionary outreach of the Christians and Buddhists in these empires RESOURCES * Upshur – “The Decline of Empires” * Stearns - Decline of Empires. * Frank Smitha - “Decline and Fall” * Johnson and Johnson – “Why Don’t Empires Last?” * Spodek – “China and Rome: How do they compare?” * Bulliet pages 168-170 and 186-189. ASSIGNMENT 1. Construct a Venn comparing and contrasting the causes for decline of the Roman, Han and Gupta empires. Information will come from the documents and not the lecture…you already wrote the lecture notes once, why write them again? Rome Han similarities Gupta 2. Write 3 comparative analytical mini-paragraphs about the decline of empires. (generalization, facts, analysis…) Remember that analysis answers the question “why?” Example: The AP World History teachers have very different tastes in beverages. Ms. Forswall likes tea while Ms. Patch likes cola. Green tea and Earl Grey are Ms. Forswall’s favorites; they taste nothing like Pepsi or Coke because soft drinks are much sweeter. Ms. Patch usually chooses a diet style of soda, because she is thinks regular soda is too sweet. Ms. Forswall likes tea because she lived in Britain and is hoity-toity and likes to drink from a porcelain cup with her pinky sticking out while Ms. Patch likes cola because she grew up in Texas where...
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...Guns, Germs and Steel Page 1 GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL: The Fates of Human Societies By Jared Diamond, 1997 About the Author: Jared Diamond is a professor of physiology at UCLA School of Medicine. He is a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and was awarded a 1999 National Medal of Science. He is also the author of The Third Chimpanzee. SUMMARY The book asks and attempts to answer the question, once humankind spread throughout the world, why did different populations in different locations have such different histories? The modern world has been shaped by conquest, epidemics, and genocide, the ingredients of which arose first in Eurasia. The book’s premise is that those ingredients required the development of agriculture. Agriculture also arose first in Eurasia, not because Eurasians were superior in any way to people of other continents, but because of a unique combination of naturally occurring advantages, including more and more suitable wild crops and animals to domesticate, a larger land mass with fewer barriers to the spread of people, crops, and technology, and an east-west axis which meant that climate was similar across the region. The book is well written and contains not only information about the history of cultures around the world, but excellent descriptions of the scientific methodologies used to study them, from how archeologists study the origin of agriculture to how writing evolved to how linguistics can trace the movements of peoples across huge geographic...
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