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8 09, 2017

Central and South American history – colonization

By |2018-04-29T10:45:08-07:00September 8th, 2017|Central America, History, South America|Comments Off on Central and South American history – colonization

South American history: Aztec doctor treating people with smallpox (1500s AD, Codex Mendoza) The Inca, Brazil, and Chile In 1500 AD, the Inca Empire dominated the east coast of South America. Further north, [...]

4 08, 2017

Medieval sailing – Ships in medieval Europe

By |2018-10-04T07:02:49-07:00August 4th, 2017|Medieval, Science|Comments Off on Medieval sailing – Ships in medieval Europe

Caravels, about 1500 AD (Livro das Fortalezas de Duarte Damas) Frame-first ship construction The Early Middle Ages - about 500 AD - brought a major change in Mediterranean ship-building. Instead of putting the planks together [...]

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