CLCV 1008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ramesses Ii, Nile, Scientific Method
12 Nov 2017
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Columbus"s discovery , upset of bible stuff, weren"t mentioned in the bible were they human, if they were human how could they be explained. Cortez found city of tenochtitlan ,capital of the mexica people, they were surprised to see pyramids, five story buildings, they had not expected to see wealth and advancements in. Savages territory cortez established his own capital mexico city, nearby teotihuacan meaning place of the gods. Years of exploration are also renaissance and year of the grand tour, search of learning( important part of an gentlemens education) prescribed itinerary their goal was italy, gone for months to years. Discovery of pompeii and herculaneum, well preserved august 24 79 ad volcano erupted , was buried in several meters of ash, pleasant climate, fertile soil. Pliny the younger - witnessed the eruption , wrote of his uncle"s death in letters to historian.
