HIS101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Saint-Domingue, Felipe Guaman Poma De Ayala, Toussaint Louverture
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Global history: before crossing the atlantic, had independent effects (like the, globalization, the interconnections between world independent development of technologies) civilizations. Inca and the spanish: was an artistic culture (used precious metals and made sculptures, recent empire (1400 bc) 100 years later, it was th largest empire: as they were located at a high altitude, the oxygen level was low. As a result of the low oxygen and the rough terrain, transporting things to and from was difficult. In order to aid this issue, they built 40 000km of road all made by hand without the use of animals or wheels) Mitima: gifts or valuable given as an acknowledgement of power, people were invited" to join the empire. 1/7 of all the work the people did had to be for the state: for example, working in the fields, paving roads etc. Many people were left bitter as they did not want to work.