Ancient World History Lecture

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Ancient World HistoryLecture 21

• Integrating the Ancient World

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Themes

• Expanding empires all over the globe increased
  cross-cultural exchange.
• The isolation of the Americas ended with the
  European voyages of discovery.

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The Aztecs

• What was Diego Durans background? When did he
  write his Book of the Gods and Rites?
• According to Duran, what were the various social
  classes in Aztec society? How did the class
  system function? Was it a fluid or rigid class
  structure?
• Why did Duran spend so much time discussing the
  market place? What point was he trying to make
  about cross-cultural exchange?
• What were the two kinds of sacrifices the Aztecs
  performed? What was the purpose and ritual of
  each kind of sacrifice?
• What was Durans overall characterization of the
  Aztecs

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This painting by an unnamed Aztec artist depicts
the Aztec rulers coronation. Moctezuma, his nose
pierced by a bone, receives the crown from a
prince in the palace at Tenochtitlan.
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Machu Picchu
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Prince Henry the Navigator

• What was Gomes Eannes de Azuraras background?
  When did Prince Henry live? Why was Prince Henry
  called the Navigator?
• What event initiated Henrys interest in
  exploring the Atlantic Ocean?
• What were Henrys motives for increased
  exploration and navigation?
• How did he justify the enslavement of Africans?

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