Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
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Caravel
Quipu
Quetzalcoatl
Prince Henry the Navigator
Tenochtitlan
The East India Company
Pachacuti
Choose ONE of the following choices and write a brief essay on that topic. Be sure to include
specific detail and examples. Answer on a separate sheet (35 points).
Please do not repeat information included in your identifications section!
1. To serve God and His Majesty, to give light to those who were in darkness, and to grow
rich as all men desire to do. [Bartolomeu Dias] How does this quote summarize
European motives for overseas exploration? Which took precedence?
2. What was the role of religion in the Aztec Empire? How did the worship of
Huitzilopochtli and human sacrifice contribute to the fall of the Aztec Empire?
3. What methods did the Inca use to create unity and rule their empire? To what extent was
the Inca Empire similar to a modern socialist or welfare state?