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Hist 104
Modern World History Week Two
Dr. Victoria Pasley (Ph.D)
The Americas• Aztecs Mayas and Incas• (Caribbean: Arawaks, Caribs, Tainos, Ciboney)• Arrival of Spanish and impact of Spanish Empire• Exchange of Food Stuffs• Colonial Economies • Africa and the Slave Trade• African Slavery in the Americas
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Mayan writing. Glyphs carved on wall at
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Pyramid at Chichen-Itza, Mayan pyramid architecture
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Mayan Calendar
Incas
Inca
Quipu
Tumi
Inca Ceramics
Cassava/Manioc
Smallpox
The Slave TradeAfrica
Americas
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
• Institution of Slavery in Africa
• Portuguese are the first European Power to reach West Coast of Africa and begin trading African slaves.
• First to Portugal and then Americas
• Labor shortages in Americas as America Indian population decline, and also demand for sugar
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16th – 18th Centuries
Elmina Castle, Ghana (Gold Coast)
Diamond Washing Brazil
Diamond Mining
Gold
Water Carriers Brazil
Sugar Mill Brazil
Urban Slaves Brazil
Musical Group Brazil
Dance St. Vincent
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