The governing authorities again like to use culturally significant figures in the tales of innovation and invention and discovery. Even with such advanced politics and thought, a class distinction still persisted, and though they had seen the benefit of all this technology, there were those in the upper class who felt it was beneath them to use such tools in any way. T Innovation was of great value to both the Han and Romans. The Han placed a higher attribution to culturally relevant creators. For example, Huan Tan, an upper-class Han philosopher wrote in New Discourses (Document III) of an emperor of myth inventing and refining the pestle and mortar for all people.
This book was required to be read and reviewed, and I only finished the first 200 pages, since I’m a huge procrastinator (shocking I know) but I do plan on finishing this book. There are not many books I would willingly read, but I plan on finishing this one, just because it is a very interesting topic and I think anyone who is interested in how the United States came to be what it is today, should read this
It is too late for that…”, what the narrator is saying is that we should not feel betrayed from the actions of Columbus, but we should learn from them and prevent them from ever happening again. There is no point on putting Columbus as the bad guy, because he already did his share on this world and there is no need to accuse somebody of doing such a harsh act if that person is already dead. “What Columbus did to the Arawaks…Cortes did to the Aztecs…”, History can seem the same in different parts of the world. Its always people killing for power or land. Hernando Cortes arrived at Vera Cruz and was welcomed by the Aztecs with the thought he was a returning God.
America’s History is Wrong The author of the book introduction titled Indian/White Relations: A View from the Other Side of the “Frontier,” Alfonso Ortiz, makes the reader scrutinize and think about how historians have recorded and retold America’s early history. The history familiar to most Americans is biased because it is in accordance with white settlers’ viewpoint only. The Native Americans viewed the white settlement differently than we recorded. The Americas were no “frontier” for exploration. The land was the home of the natives; it was explored and well known.
World Civ Final Aztec Civilization There is not one civilization I can think of that has stayed fundamentally similar from the rise of civilization to the end. I believe this is because competition with neighboring civilizations caused them to adapt to try to be more advanced. Although If I had to chose one civilization that had not changed much it would have to be the Aztec civilization. I am hesitant to say the Aztecs because their civilization did not last the entire time from early beginning of civilization to the end of it. Aztecs did hold true to their fundamental beliefs from the start of their civilization to the end.
Guns Germs and Steel Quotes “History followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among peoples' environments, not because of biological differences among peoples themselves” (p. 39). This quote has a very strong message that is proven correct not only in the past but also today. Because of that message I chose to write about this quote. When we look at the most powerful communities today we see that they are all located near areas with ample natural resources. When the first community was found to have been located in Mesopotamia, near the Tigris and Euphrates river, it was no coincidence that the settlers remained in that location, but because of the rich and workable environment.
I would recommend it to anyone that would want to get a glimpse of Islamic fundamentalist terrorism and the events that led to the 9/11 attacks. I would not recommend it to anyone that was directly affected by 9/11 they might be still emotional. I found myself crying while reading his story about that day and I only had an indirect connection to that day. I think the purpose of this book was not to point out the inadequacies of law enforcement but to show that even though they were doing their jobs they had difficulties beyond their control that prevented them for from doing what they needed to do to do their job to the best of their abilities. This book is also an eye opener for anyone that did not live through or old enough to remember the attacks discussed.
Perhaps it was his own arrogance that stood in the way of getting to know the Indians or his ego that I sensed as he exaggerated when he was being attacked by the so called 200 savages. Overall, I just felt that he was a person that refused to give them the benefit of the doubt and a chance to know them. In reading through Ben Franklin’s works I believe he viewed them in a positive light, I also appreciate the fact that he was a compassionate and willing person in trying to learn and understand their customs to see where they are coming from. It makes sense to know your enemy, but is it not better to view them as potential allies in the face of
This article was very interesting to read because counting, a simple and menial task for us is quite different for the indigenous people. This article brought awareness to how different our societies are. I was aware of the difference in technology and beliefs, but I never thought of the number system. I found it very interesting to see how counting can be different between cultures like our own and the indigenous people. I also found it interesting to learn how the lifestyles influence different beliefs like the number system.
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