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SUMMARIESWorld History

By: Melissa Goodwin

CATASTROPHE !

“The Dark Ages”

The plague: Occurred in 542AD

Bacterial disease transmitted from rats to humans by fleas.

Due to the “global cooling” caused by the climatic catastrophe the plague was spread around the world.

Hundreds of thousands died.

The Avars: Most advanced

horseman.

Relied on horses for survival.

Crippled by cold and drought during the mid 6th century.

Overthrown by Turks.

Horse were compromised by climate caused by catastrophic event.

Europe & East

Avar survivors rebelled.

Avar incursions on the

Empire.

Empire Blackmailed,

gold for peace.

Introduction of

England.

America

Mid-Late 6th Century Skeletons found

suggested population of babies suffered severe decline in health.

Infections that should only be found in adults.

Children getting sick due to climate disaster.

THE STORY OF GODEpisode One: In the beginning

Gargas Caves – France

1st Churches

Cave art, Communication with the spirits.

Death

Farming- Manipulating of nature with technology.

Aztecs- Sacrifice

1st writings, created ability to study.

Hinduism

Temples

Millions of Gods/Polytheistic

Brahman – Ultimate Reality

Belief that we are all God

Reincarnation- Hindu burden

Liberation

Buddhism

Atheistic- Man is his own

salvation

Achieve Nirvana- End suffering

Monotheism-

One true

God

Judaism

Christianity

Muslimism

THE STORY

OF GODEpisode 2: Monotheism

Judaismo God of Israelo Destroyed again and

again

o Land of Suffering

o Modern Jewish Suffering

Christianityo Jews- 1st Christians

o Divine Love/Died to save mankind from our sin

o Jesus- God made flesh to sacrifice for mankind

o Promise of life after death

o Constantine – 1st Christian Emperor/Officially recognized

Christianity

o Trinity- God, Jesus, Holy Ghost- 3 in 1

Muslimismo God – Allah

o Prophet – Muhammad

o Modern Prophet/Son –

Hussein

o The Koran

o Replaced polytheism w/

monotheism

o Indivisibility of God

The Little Ice Age 14th-19th Centuries

Extremely volatile climatic shifts.

Sediment cores reveal fossilized remains that give us a temperature 4 degrees cooler than the temperature today.

Rapid advancing of glaciers.

Caused catastrophic storms that destroyed farmland and lead to famine.

1.5 million died of starvation or famine related illness.

The Little Ice AgeThe Year Without a Summer …

1815- Year without a summer

Caused by TamboraEruption

Severely cold climate

Caused famine and riots.

Tambora Eruption …

Cataclysmic

eruption

15 ½ miles into the

atmosphere

Caused additional

3 degree cooling

Maya civilization destroyed during the 16th century by the Spanish conquest

All written word was burned

Only 4 books survived

Research of this written language began in the 18th

century

Constantine was the 1st to decipher a hieroglyph

Numbers were discovered and a Mayan calendar

Cracking the

Maya Code History of a lost world through

ancient Hieroglyphs …

Further Findings and

Exploration …

In the 19th century it was

discovered that these

glyphs represented a

limited logographic

system

They represented sounds

or syllables that when put

together told a story

Deciphering this text gives

us a better picture of the

Maya civilization

There was warfare,

ceremonial rituals and self

sacrifice to their Gods.

Columbus’ WorldBefore the New World …

Born in Medieval Genoa

Sought wealth in trade and exchange

Muslims controlled trade routes which made it difficult for Columbus and other European merchants

Learned of the Orient from famous merchant and explorer, Marco Polo

Constantinople seized by Turkey and converted to Islam

Sought alternate route to Orient to get around the Muslims

Columbian ExchangeEffects on The Americas:

Columbus discovered South America in 1948

His discovery changed the lives of societies around the world

The arrival of Horses and cattle changed the lives of Indians of the Americas

Indians were over run by European immigrants when there Buffalo resource was destroyed

Surviving Indians were separated into reservations

Plains were transformed into cattle farms that lead to vast food production and population boom.

Slaves were brought to Americas from Africa

Wheat was brought and grown and became a staple crop

Effects on Europe:

Crops were brought to Europe and were relied on for nutrition

Several types of beans were sent to Europe along with tomatoes, peanuts, pumpkins

Corn was an important contribution of the Americas in Africa

Africa’s population relied heavily on the corn crop

Potato also became a staple crop in Europe

Ireland grew vast amounts of potatoes and relied on this crop alone for their livelihood.

Potato famine in Ireland killed many

The ConquistadorsHernan Cortez

Cortez born in Medellin

Lead expedition to

South America in April

of 1519

Financed his own expedition of 11 ships

and 500 soldiers

Sought gold and riches

The Fall of The Aztecs … Journeyed to Mexico and made camp on the coast

Destroyed his ships and forced his men to the interior towards the Aztecs and gold

Faced battle and harsh weather

Cortez made a deal with the Talaxcalans and became allies against the Aztecs

Cortez conquered Cholula

Montezuma welcomed Cortez but Cortez arrested him

Montezuma's people killed him and he Spaniards were trapped in the palace by the Aztecs

The Spaniards escaped during the night with their gold but lost 800 men

With the Talaxcalans, Cortez built a fleet and returned to attack the Aztecs once again

The Spaniards won and the Aztecs were destroyed

Cortez became the most famous man in Christendom and was showered with gifts from the King