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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
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