When the Spanish “discovered” South America, they were thrilled to find a plethora of precious metals to take. The heart of the silver boom was the town of Potosí, in what is now Bolivia. At the time it was part of the Viceroyalty of Peru and was known as Alto Peru. There was so much […]
Category: South America
Treaty of Tordesillas
Written on September 27, 2016 by ER at 3:37 PM | 0
Americas, Central America, ER, Portugal, South America, Southern Europe, Spain
Americas, Central America, ER, Portugal, South America, Southern Europe, Spain
So if you watched the US presidential debate last night, you would have heard one of the candidates make mention that the Iran arms deal is the “worst in history”. This got me thinking. No matter what your political persuasion, I think we can all agree this is hyperbole. All of history is a very, […]
Manco Inca Yupanqui
Written on May 2, 2016 by ER at 4:44 PM | 0
Americas, Central America, ER, Northern Europe, South America, Spain
Americas, Central America, ER, Northern Europe, South America, Spain
The Inca had a great empire in what is now Peru, parts of Ecuador, western and south central Bolivia, northwest Argentina, north and Chile and a small part of southern Colombia. They were the Roman Empires of the Americas. However, they when the Spanish explorers first encountered them the Inca were coming off a debilitating […]
The Role of Religion in Empire Building
Written on April 13, 2016 by Phoebe at 12:40 PM | 0
Africa, England, India, Northern Europe, Phoebe, Portugal, South America, Southern Europe, United States
Africa, England, India, Northern Europe, Phoebe, Portugal, South America, Southern Europe, United States
Although Empires began and subsequently expanded for a variety of reasons, religion and culture played an important part, both as a catalyst and subsequently in the shaping of newly established Empires regardless of the initial motive for conquer. Examples of trade, security, lack of resources in the core nation, financial gain, religion and exploration demonstrate […]
Zombies
“When there’s no more room in Hell the dead will walk the earth” – Dawn of the Dead Whats more terrifying than imagining the dead coming back to life? In truth they are fictional undead creatures created through the reanimation of human corpses. Zombies are most commonly found in horror and fantasy genre works. They […]