Raiyat Binzaman September 8, 2012
APUSH Mr. Symons
Outline: Chapter 1 - The Meeting of Cultures I. America Before Columbus * At first, early settlers of America formed small nomadic groups, hunting and fishing to obtain food. * Gradually, stable civilizations were formed, many of substantial sizes and variety. II. The Civilizations of the South * The greatest of these civilizations were in South America and in Mexico * These civilizations developed complex political systems and large networks of paved roads that unified the civilization Incas in Peru. * The Mayas created a written language, a numerical system, an accurate calendar, and an advanced agricultural
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* When he got to Cuba, he assumed it was China and went back to Spain to tell of his success - a year later, he went back with a larger expedition, discovering more islands and formed a small but short - lived colony on the island Hispaniola. * In 1498, he discovered the mainland and went down the coast of South America. * He believed he had explored at least part of the Far East. * Despite his accomplishments, he was relatively unknown at his death. * Columbus was a very religious man and believed his voyages were part of his destiny in fulfilling a divine mission – many subsequent explorations were based on religious values. * Spain began to devote greater resources and energy to exploration of Columbus. * Vasco de Balboa went across the Isthmus of Panama in 1513 and saw across the Pacific. * Ferdinand Magellan, working for Spain, found the strait that is named after him and the Southern end of South America - named the Pacific Ocean - died in the Philippines after a conflict with the natives - expedition first to go around the entire globe. VIII. The Conquistadores * At this time, Spain thought as America as not only a barrier but a source of wealth. * Claimed for themselves the New World, except for Brazil. * In 1518, Hernando Cortes led a
The Mayan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations brought major accomplishments to the world today. These accomplishments established them as advanced societies during their time without the influence of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Some of these accomplishments ranged from agriculture to architecture and on to writing and trade. Such as, the Mayans with their agriculture system of chinampas and there monumental temple/pyramids, the Aztecs with their trading in the city of Tenochtitlan, and the Incas with their road and bridge system connecting the whole empire.
Christopher Columbus came thinking he found Asia when in fact all he found was the Americas. The ship they were in was called Saint Maria. The first place they landed was Cuba. They were in search for gold mostly, which Columbus promised the king and queen in Spain. He took the Arawaks Indians as slaves when it was hard for him to find gold. When he arrived in Haiti he created the first military base called Navidad which means charismas. Columbus then traveled to the Hispaniola and his thoughts was he arrived in China. He described the Indians as naive and willing to share. Indians did not believe in marriage. To them people may choose who are their mates and if
A very long time ago, there were many ancient civilizations, three of them were called the Olmecs, Aztecs and Mayans. These were ancient civilizations that, throughout history, had many accomplishments. Focusing in on some of these achievements, a lot of the advancements made by these civilizations were in religion, economy, and technology.
The Mayan, Aztec and Incan civilizations each contributed major accomplishments to the world today. These accomplishments established them as advanced societies during their time. The Incans built a large road system, devised a complex irrigation system and developed their own language. The Mayans constructed the largest structure known until modern times, made drastic accomplishments in mathematics, studied astronomy and formed a calendar. The Aztecs built well-organized cities and developed a writing system based on pictures.
1519: a Spanish armada of five ships set sail that would soon be the first to circumnavigate the globe. Their captain, a Portuguese noble, was an accomplished student of cartography and astronomy. Europe’s cravings for spices sent Columbus to Asia, and into the barrier that was the Americas. Magellan’s expedition sought to find a way through, on a mission to bring a new trade route and immense wealth to Spain. Through the crew’s starvation, two mutinies against him, and his harsh personality and lack of accomplishment, Magellan proved his life was not worth saving.
The development of agriculture by Native Americans more than five thousand years ago sparked new cultures and innovations. Hunters who previously roamed the land like nomads established permanent villages. Corn, sun, and water became focal points for many societies and played
After his voyage to San Salvador, he then made 3 other voyages to Cuba, The Bahamas, and Hispaniola. Although he was searching for unexplored land, he was also looking for gold which he was unsuccessful in finding. Also in his travels he planned on converting the Indians to Christianity. In Columbus’s entire life he never believed that he had found a new continent. His final voyage was to Jamaica which ended because of a ship wreck. When he was rescued, he was delusional and once he arrived back in Europe, he soon passed away.
On Aug. 3, 1492, Columbus sailed from Palos, Spain, with three small ships, the Santa María, commanded by Columbus himself, the Pinta under Martín Pinzon, and the Nina under Vicente Yanez Pinzon. After stopping at the Canary Islands, he sailed due west from Sept. 6 until Oct. 7, when he changed his course to the southwest. On Oct. 10 a small rebellion was quelled, and on Oct. 12 he landed on a small island in the Bahamas. He took possessions for Spain and brought natives aboard, discovered other
2. Francisco Pizarro- He was a Spanish explorer an conquistador who helped Vasco Núñez de Balboa discover the Pacific Ocean. He also conquered Peru and founded the capital Lima.
Juan Ponce de Leon was the first European known to have visited present-day United States in 1513. He also discovered Florida and the Bahama Channel, and colonized Puerto Rico according to the Mariners Museum website. In 1502, he left on a voyage with Frey Nicolás de Ovando and arrived at Santo Domingo. He lived there from 1502 to 1504 and was named the island’s captain by Ovando. De Leon then moved to Salvaleón and lived there from 1505 to 1508. In 1506, he made a request to travel to and conquer Borinquen. After receiving permission from Ovando, he started a settlement there and renamed it San Juan de Puerto Rico. On March 3rd 1513, he left Puerto Rico with 3 ships to explore north of Cuba. On March 27th 1513 he sighted mainland Florida.
The Mayan civilization had a large population of farmers, they also traded goods with each other, and carried their goods in huge dugout canoes along rivers and around coasts. This civilization prospered for centuries. They even studied the stars and developed sophisticated and accurate calendars. They also practiced religious rituals and worshiped a crowded pantheon of gods and goddesses, but the society was hierarchical, so they worshiped gods, goddesses, and their king by rank. This civilization was influential because they developed the science of astronomy, calendar systems, and hieroglyphic writing. Although the Maya was an amazing society, it grew to the point where there weren't enough farmers to supply them with resources and were then conquered by the Spanish.
The first Americans (pg 7): Migrants from Asia crossed the wide lands connecting to Siberia and Alaska and thus became the first Americans they gather and hunted value resources that
Columbus and his men continued on with their expedition. They visited the islands of Cuba (Columbus thought this was mainland China) and Hispaniola which is now
On the other side he discovered a vast body of water that he named "South
With his ships, crew, and supplies, he sailed over the Atlantic Ocean and came upon the Americas, which he thought was the Indies. This was how the Native Americans got