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Nicole LancasterOctober 10, 2010
Genghis Khan• Civilized, heroic man • Conquered double the
territory of any other leader in history
• In Khan army each soldier was good at shooting arrows and riding a horse
Genghis Khan Battles
The Columbian Exchange
• Known as the Grand Exchange
• Exchange of agricultural goods, catchable diseases, labor of slaves
• The diseases brought to the New World killed a lot of people during the Columbian exchange
The Columbian Exchange
The Mughals
• Muslim empire of India • Founded by Babur in 1526• Babur’s grandson, Akbar was the greatest ruler of the
empire • Dominant force of the Indian Subcontinent
The Mughals
Akbar
Little Ice Age
• Cold weather hit in 1560 and had a devastating impact on agriculture , economy, emigration, health and social life.
• Malnutrition led to influenza which killed many families in 1557
Little Ice Age 1500’s
Journey of Man
• Tracing Y chromosomes to early humans in history using DNA
• The migration consisted of traces of dark skinned people
• The author states that all humans alive today descended from a single man who had lived in Africa around 60,000 years ago.
Journey of Man
Conquistadors
• Spanish word for conqueror• Europeans were first to to settle and conqueror
the native peoples in Latin America• Wanted the natives to convert to Christianity • 1501, Spain legalized
intermarriage to
encourage soldiers to live and settle in the
New World
Conquistadors
Guns, Germs, and Steel
• Questions why Europeans ended up with guns rather than the Native Americans or Africans.
• Shows how few countries became more technological advance rather than others
• In the beginning on time the nomadic tribes gathers food while migrating. They spread there seeds for the growth of crops for a source of food to able them to make a place home permanently
• Explains why civilizations continue through hisotry and others do not
Guns, Germs, and Steel