Fascinating Fact about American History
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Sorry icbeodragon, but I don't think solarz have a problem with those posts, however now that you are here.... this trend will get ruined in no time.
icbeodragon
Junior Member
that's the story of mankind isn't it?
There are some interesting facts that I didn't know before, like a native American city surpassing the size of London or the fascinating history of Squanto.
I'd like to think the plague being the main driver of the depopulation of the Americas (couldn't recall if it was Smallpox though) is a relatively well known fact when it comes to High School and above.
Maybe through other's efforts because of an intolerance for diverging views and cultures. I on the other hand will try to stick on topic as much as possible.
Though I say that its not like i'm going to be posting much, I hold respect for what solarz was trying to do and am saddened when current day viewpoints and politics colors the perception of the past.
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icbeodragon
Junior Member
double post
The central American civilization's culture sophistication was by no means less complex than Europe or China at the time Spain invaded. Judging from their architecture, their astronomy, their medicine etc... they were very advanced.
That is why it is such a shame what happened to them. In fact in recent years I see the word "genocide" getting throw a lot around Sudan or even Tibet, but the fact is, the only successful genocide in human history is actually in the Americas.
You can argue that there are still indigenous population that are alive today, but not their culture, when the Spanish conquered and defeated the those people, one of his very first order is to burn their books in order to destroy their identity and their cohesion, I believe there are less than a dozen book that survived this purge. That is the reason why today we know so little of them, so much knowledge was lost. That's why you see today most of those people speak Spanish, and believe in Christianity, all products of Western civilization.
Another thing, have you ever wonder why is that Haiti and Dominican Republic are all full of black people?
Well, it was full of indigenous population of natives, but as usual, they all died out from disease and force labor. It was only because all the native slave labor was dead, the conquerors have no choice but to import African slaves.
Well, it was full of indigenous population of natives, but as usual, they all died out from disease and force labor. It was only because all the native slave labor was dead, the conquerors have no choice but to import African slaves.
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
Sorry to tell you but history is inherently political. The claims in the article will be disputed by most. So by that alone they are political in itself. Most Americans see Jesus Christ as a very Westernized caucasion male when he would've most likely looked like the people of the Middle East at that time. That's an example how easily people can believe one thing over another.