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China's Influence on Korea and Vietnam (Historical Context and picture of the Grand Canal)

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China's Influence on Korea and Vietnam (Historical Context and picture of the Grand Canal)

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Under the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties, China was able to unite and spread its cultural beliefs , agriculture, and influence to Korea and Vietnam. Through usage of a tribute system and Grand Canal, China was able to get these countries to pay them tribute, and at the same time influence them and their developing cities. There were benefits and harms to this Chinese Influence and both must addressed and evaluated.

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China's Influence on Vietnam with Trung Sisters (Historical Figures)

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China's Influence on Vietnam with Trung Sisters (Historical Figures)

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- A major event that occured in Vietnam in response to Chinese influence was the death of the Trung Sisters
- The Trung Sisters to this day remain as a symbol of Vietnamese independence
- The two sisters gathered a major rebellion, however it failed
- Even though their rebellion was crushed, the Trung sisters were not finished
- The Trung Sisters decided to commit suicide to show that they would rather be dead than be put under Chinese Influence
- The weakening of the influence from the Tang Dynasty, along with motivation from the Trung Sisters allowed Vietnam to be established as its own independent state
- Vietnam remained Vietnamese with unique aspects of its society such as its distinctive language and greater role for women in society

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China's Influence on Korea (Historical Background)

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China's Influence on Korea (Historical Background)

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China greatly influenced Korea with its Confucian ideals and scholars, infrastructure, societal standards, and more. China greatly influenced the elite, nobles, and scholars of Korea. When a new Korean Script was invented, the scholars at the time freaked out and felt that it had to be eradicated completely or else it would disgrace Korea's policy of respecting China. China also greatly influenced the role of women in Korea. Women in Korea had little to no rights during this time period and became victims to methods such as food binding which caused women to not only have to mentally surrender to their male counterparts, but physically too. Women had no rights to own property of land at this time as well. There were also some benefits such as increased trade and population during this time period, but it is overall evident that these harms were extremely damaging to certain parts of Korean society.

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Image of Columbus and Explanation of Why He Was an Important Historical Figure

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Image of Columbus and Explanation of Why He Was an Important Historical Figure

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Columbus was an important historical figure because his voyages led to the creation of the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange was the spread of diseases, goods, ideas, and religion. Without Columbus' discoveries, Europe would not of had connections to the "new world."

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Iberian Expansion and the Columbian Exchange 

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Iberian Expansion and the Columbian Exchange 

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The Columbian Exchange was the network connecting Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe together. With this new trading outlet, there was an equilibrium of trading goods going in and out. The Americas got enslaved people from Africa, Europe got natural resources and raw materials to manufacture goods from Africa and America, Asia traded with Europe, and Africa got wealthier from trading.

Beneficial Impacts from the Columbian Exchange
- innovations (technology and use of horses)
The Columbian Exchange allowed for cultural synthesis between the Americas and Europe. The Native Americas were introduced to the use of horses for transportation, trading, and exploration. They also were introduced to Christianity and social hierarchies based on ethnic backgrounds.
- trade
Before Spain begun to colonize on the Americas, they traded resources. They traded natural resources for fabrics and other manufactured goods.

Negative Impacts from the Columbian Exchange
- spread of illnesses
Along with the benefits of the Columbian Exchange, illnesses also spread. Malaria, Small Pox, and Typhus are the most predominant disease which killed over half of the Native population. With the decreasing population, it was easier for Spain to implement the encomienda system and other brutal treatment because the Natives couldn't fight back.
- enslavement and forced labor
Spain and Portugal were mainly trying to generate a large profit. In order to do this, they needed to find cheap/free labor. They utilized the Natives in the encomienda system and also out of force to do laborious and dangerous tasks.

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Iberian Expansion and Its Effects on the Americas

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Iberian Expansion and Its Effects on the Americas

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After Europe came out of its Dark Ages, European countries became desperate to accumulate wealth and maintain stability within them. Spain and Portugal became major competitors to colonizing land on the "new world." In addition to gaining land, the countries would also amass power and natural resources used to trade. Columbus' findings and explorations of the Americas lead to sources of silver, cash crops, cotton, and a variety of highly sought after goods. Despite all the benefits the Americas provided for Spain and Portugal, the Native Americas were affected in both good and bad ways.

Religion
Spain and Portugal converted the Native Americas to Christians. However, this was sometimes done by threats, force, or by inflicting fear. Often times, Christianity was a way of justifying the horrid actions including: sexual assault on women, beating men to act as slaves, enrapturing free men and raiding their homes. Despite this, Spain and Portugal influenced most of the Americas to be Christian. To this day, Christianity is significantly higher than any other religion in the Americas.

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Image of Hernan Cortes and Explanation of Why He Was an Important Historical Figure

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Image of Hernan Cortes and Explanation of Why He Was an Important Historical Figure

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Hernan Cortes was a Spanish conquistador who destroyed the Aztec Civilization. He is an important figure within Iberian Expansion because he allowed Spain to gain control over a large portion of land. His ways to conquering Aztec lands were brutal utilizing several other surrounding civilizations to team up against them. However, because of this vicious tactic, Spain was able to become powerful within the Americas as well as globally. "As we carried the banner of the cross, and fought for our faith and in the service of your Sacred Majesty, God in his glorious providence gave us so great a victory, that we destroyed many people without ourselves receiving any injury. Early in the afternoon, when the forces of the enemy were yet assembled from all quarters, we returned victorious to our camp" (Excerpts from Hernando Cortes’s Second Letter to Emperor Charles V, 1520)." He, as well as many other conquistadors, used Christianity to justify the violence inflicted upon the Natives as depicted in the letter he wrote to the Spanish King.