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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

Palenque, Mexico

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Pyramid at Chichen-Itza, Mayan pyramid architecture

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Mayan Calendar

Incas

Inca

Quipu

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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)

Bahia

Diamond Washing Brazil

Diamond Mining

Gold

Water Carriers Brazil

Sugar Mill Brazil

Urban Slaves Brazil

Musical Group Brazil

Dance St. Vincent