5/4/3/2/1 NOTES # 4
5-COMMENTS:
*In Cuzco, the place that was the capital of the ancient Inca Empire, many people still use temples and fields to work their farms.
*The most impressive megalithic edifices built on Cuzco is made with a really hard type of stone, and it is 13 feet high 7 feet wide, and about 6 feet thick. Its weigh is approximately 50 tons.
*Once the conquistadors under the command of Francisco Pizarro had executed Atahualpa in 1533, they put "Puppet Inca" as the ruler of Peru.
*The city of Urocoto, the lost city, is believed to lie far to the southeast in the forests east of Lake Titicaca, where the secret monastery of Andes is also rumored to be located.
*The author is exploring the routes and temples of Machu Pichu looking inside the remains of edifices and walking the ancient trails.
4-QUESTIONS:
*Why was Atahualpa, the Inca emperor, executed?
*What does Urocoto means in the English language?
*Is it possible that in the world there is still lost places?
*What is the reason of the author's expedition in South America?
3-VOCABULARY:
*affiliated: to take in as a member.
*tossed: to throw about.
*colleague: a fellow worker , associate in office.
*reed: a tall, slender grass.
2- *Allusion: there are two allusions in this part of the book, the first one is in page # 97, where the author uses a quote from the Indian Chief named Sioux to begin with in chapter number four. The second and last allusion occurs in page # 104, when the author makes a reference to a book called The Ancient Atlantic, he also takes a dialogue out of this book.
*Dialogue: in this chapter, the protagonist and his accompanists talk about where to go after they already inspectioned the Machu Pichu ruins.
1-SUMMARY:
*In this part of the book, the protagonist and his friends are in the Machu Pichu Ruins walking around the ancient trails and also trying to find new things in the old city. After a little while Steve stops and starts to think about Cuzco and the way it was conquered and the left in dynasty, and also how Atahualpa's execution affected the role of the Indians into the New World. This means that the death of Atahualpa had a great significance in the work and the destination of the Incas because he was the emperor. Afterwards Steve comes back stops it and they leave.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES # 3
5-COMMENTS
*Arequipa, one of the largest cities of Peru, is known as the "white city" because it is largely built up of white volcanic stone found nearby.
*Pizarro made his first expedition down the pacific coast from Panama in 1527 attracted by rumours of gold and other treasure.
*Pizarro returned to America in other expedition, his second one, in 1531 and landed in the coasts of Ecuador. He came into newly renovated Inca empire (the Inca empire had just finished their second civil war) and conquered it.
*Pizarro's conquest is a part of the most incredible stories in the history because his 183 man and 40 horse could conquer a empire of several millions of people. It is considered something that will be hard to do or that would never be completed again.
*Even though the Spanish conquerors were incredibly powerful according to the Indians, many of the fought bravely and killed many of them with their poor knowledge compared to the Spanish.
4-QUESTIONS:
*What was Pizarro's goal in his first voyage to the Americas?
*What kind of weapons did the Indians used against the Spanish?
*How do the people from Arequipa give shape to the white volcanic stone?
*How many years did the legacy of Pizarro stay in the Inca empire?
3-VOCABULARY:
*bathing: to put into a liquid.
*amusing: to keep pleasantly occupied; entertain.
*emissaries: noun used for emissary, a secret agent, sent on a specific mission.
*gutters:a channel to carry off water , as along the eaves of a roof or the side of a street.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*Dialogue: the author of the book is remembering a conversation he had with his friend, Steve, during his travel to Peru. It was at Arequipa.
*FOIL: Francisco Pizarro contrasts the author of the book because as he says when he went to Peru he did not care if he got rubbed or anything like that, while Pizarro was somebody who would not let anybody rub him, instead he rubbed the Indians.
1-SUMMARY:
*In this chapter two and three, the author begins describing the Arequipa's city, made up of white volcanic stone and known as the "white city", and right after that he changes the topic radically and starts talking about Pizarro and the conquest of the Inca empire. He says that Pizarro's brave movement was one of the most incredible stories in the history because to conquer a empire with several millions of people with just 183 men and 40 horses is something hard and now may be impossible to do by us.
5-COMMENTS
*Arequipa, one of the largest cities of Peru, is known as the "white city" because it is largely built up of white volcanic stone found nearby.
*Pizarro made his first expedition down the pacific coast from Panama in 1527 attracted by rumours of gold and other treasure.
*Pizarro returned to America in other expedition, his second one, in 1531 and landed in the coasts of Ecuador. He came into newly renovated Inca empire (the Inca empire had just finished their second civil war) and conquered it.
*Pizarro's conquest is a part of the most incredible stories in the history because his 183 man and 40 horse could conquer a empire of several millions of people. It is considered something that will be hard to do or that would never be completed again.
*Even though the Spanish conquerors were incredibly powerful according to the Indians, many of the fought bravely and killed many of them with their poor knowledge compared to the Spanish.
4-QUESTIONS:
*What was Pizarro's goal in his first voyage to the Americas?
*What kind of weapons did the Indians used against the Spanish?
*How do the people from Arequipa give shape to the white volcanic stone?
*How many years did the legacy of Pizarro stay in the Inca empire?
3-VOCABULARY:
*bathing: to put into a liquid.
*amusing: to keep pleasantly occupied; entertain.
*emissaries: noun used for emissary, a secret agent, sent on a specific mission.
*gutters:a channel to carry off water , as along the eaves of a roof or the side of a street.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*Dialogue: the author of the book is remembering a conversation he had with his friend, Steve, during his travel to Peru. It was at Arequipa.
*FOIL: Francisco Pizarro contrasts the author of the book because as he says when he went to Peru he did not care if he got rubbed or anything like that, while Pizarro was somebody who would not let anybody rub him, instead he rubbed the Indians.
1-SUMMARY:
*In this chapter two and three, the author begins describing the Arequipa's city, made up of white volcanic stone and known as the "white city", and right after that he changes the topic radically and starts talking about Pizarro and the conquest of the Inca empire. He says that Pizarro's brave movement was one of the most incredible stories in the history because to conquer a empire with several millions of people with just 183 men and 40 horses is something hard and now may be impossible to do by us.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES # 2
5-COMMENTS:
*According to "experts", mankind came to North America via land bridge across the Bering sea into Alaska about 12,000 years B.C.
*In the early seventies, a new method of dating bones was devoloped at the San Diego Museum, known as Aspartic Acid Recemization (AAR), but it was found erroneous in 1985.
*Indians lived in South America long before crossing the Bering Strait and bridge during the last ice-age.
*It is possible that migration of civilization of the mankind was first made from the Americas to Asia.
*Polynesians and Micronesians navigated the vast expanses of oceans in outtrigger canoes, sailing more than three timesthe distance between Africa and South America.
4-QUESTIONS:
*How do the "experts" create new ways to analyze bones?
*What is AAR based on?
*How could people cross the Bering Strait over ice?
*who or what are Polynesians and Micronesians?
3-VOCABULARY:
*splurge: any very showy display or effort.
*seaworthy: fit to travel on the sea: said of a ship.
*shipwreck: the remains of a wrecked ship.
*amorphous: without definite form.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*Allusion: in page # 18 the author makes a reference to "AMERICAN GENESIS", basing some of his research in that book, and also some of his comments about old civilizations in America.(it is a allusion to a literary work)
*Description: the author/narrator describes many different types of cicilizations (ancient civilizations) such as the arriving of people from Asia through the Bering Strait.
1-SUMMARY:
*In this part of the book, the author talks about how the analyzing of bones has been advancing throughout the years, how it came from antiquated to sofisticated, for instance, he talks about AAR (Aspartic Acid Recemination).The writer also talks about a theory the "experts" heve devoloped, which is about the first civilizations on Earth, they say that it could be possible that the first civilization could have been formed in South America and they spread throughout the continent and then they could have emigrated to Asia through the Bering Strait, and then some came back many years later taking the same road. Nevertheless this theory has not been proved yet by the "experts", but it is one more theory on the history books.
5-COMMENTS:
*According to "experts", mankind came to North America via land bridge across the Bering sea into Alaska about 12,000 years B.C.
*In the early seventies, a new method of dating bones was devoloped at the San Diego Museum, known as Aspartic Acid Recemization (AAR), but it was found erroneous in 1985.
*Indians lived in South America long before crossing the Bering Strait and bridge during the last ice-age.
*It is possible that migration of civilization of the mankind was first made from the Americas to Asia.
*Polynesians and Micronesians navigated the vast expanses of oceans in outtrigger canoes, sailing more than three timesthe distance between Africa and South America.
4-QUESTIONS:
*How do the "experts" create new ways to analyze bones?
*What is AAR based on?
*How could people cross the Bering Strait over ice?
*who or what are Polynesians and Micronesians?
3-VOCABULARY:
*splurge: any very showy display or effort.
*seaworthy: fit to travel on the sea: said of a ship.
*shipwreck: the remains of a wrecked ship.
*amorphous: without definite form.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*Allusion: in page # 18 the author makes a reference to "AMERICAN GENESIS", basing some of his research in that book, and also some of his comments about old civilizations in America.(it is a allusion to a literary work)
*Description: the author/narrator describes many different types of cicilizations (ancient civilizations) such as the arriving of people from Asia through the Bering Strait.
1-SUMMARY:
*In this part of the book, the author talks about how the analyzing of bones has been advancing throughout the years, how it came from antiquated to sofisticated, for instance, he talks about AAR (Aspartic Acid Recemination).The writer also talks about a theory the "experts" heve devoloped, which is about the first civilizations on Earth, they say that it could be possible that the first civilization could have been formed in South America and they spread throughout the continent and then they could have emigrated to Asia through the Bering Strait, and then some came back many years later taking the same road. Nevertheless this theory has not been proved yet by the "experts", but it is one more theory on the history books.
"LOST CITIES AND ANCIENT MYSTERIES OF SOUTH AMERICA"
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES #1
5-COMMENTS:
*Setting: Lima, Peru, South America, Andes mountains.
*The whole coast of Peru is desert, this arid strip becomes the driest desert on Earth, the Atacama.
*South America is the world's fourth largest continent, after Asia, Africa, and North America.
*Peru is the third largest country in South America, after Brazil and Argentina. Peru covers an area of 496,222 squared miles or 1,285,216 kilometers.
*South America, Peru and the Andes Mountains hide maybe the oldest artifacts and evidence of the possibly oldest civilization group of people before the Sumaria and Thailand which supposely were the oldest civilization group in the history with maybe 7,000 years B.C.
4-QUESTIONS:
*Isn't America a united continent?
*Is Peru's population only native americans?
*How old is the South American civalizaton?
*who or what are the Sumeria and Thailand?
3-VOCABULARY:
*metalurgy: the science of separating metals by smelting.
*dizzy: feeling giddy or unsteady.
*rampant: growing unchecked, widespread.
*ruthless: without pity or confession.
*sojourn: to live somewhere temporary.
*discernible: to persive or recognize clearly.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*Exposition: In the first chapter the author is showing and describing what South America, Peru, and the Andes Mountains are and what they mean for the people.
*Setting: In this chapter the author basically described all the setting (South America, The Andes Mountains, and Peru), in which the story will be happening.
1-SUMMARY:
In this chapter one, the narrator talks about his adventure when he went to Peru, the Andes Mountains, and South America, and he talks about the oldest civilizations that were around the world many thousands of years ago, such as Sumeria, Thailand, and South American groups. He says that South American civilizations could be the oldest civilizations in the world's histor, about 7,000 years B.C. The narrator also talks about surfaces of the American Continent and Peru, and also describes some places such aas "El Centro" in Peru.
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES #1
5-COMMENTS:
*Setting: Lima, Peru, South America, Andes mountains.
*The whole coast of Peru is desert, this arid strip becomes the driest desert on Earth, the Atacama.
*South America is the world's fourth largest continent, after Asia, Africa, and North America.
*Peru is the third largest country in South America, after Brazil and Argentina. Peru covers an area of 496,222 squared miles or 1,285,216 kilometers.
*South America, Peru and the Andes Mountains hide maybe the oldest artifacts and evidence of the possibly oldest civilization group of people before the Sumaria and Thailand which supposely were the oldest civilization group in the history with maybe 7,000 years B.C.
4-QUESTIONS:
*Isn't America a united continent?
*Is Peru's population only native americans?
*How old is the South American civalizaton?
*who or what are the Sumeria and Thailand?
3-VOCABULARY:
*metalurgy: the science of separating metals by smelting.
*dizzy: feeling giddy or unsteady.
*rampant: growing unchecked, widespread.
*ruthless: without pity or confession.
*sojourn: to live somewhere temporary.
*discernible: to persive or recognize clearly.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*Exposition: In the first chapter the author is showing and describing what South America, Peru, and the Andes Mountains are and what they mean for the people.
*Setting: In this chapter the author basically described all the setting (South America, The Andes Mountains, and Peru), in which the story will be happening.
1-SUMMARY:
In this chapter one, the narrator talks about his adventure when he went to Peru, the Andes Mountains, and South America, and he talks about the oldest civilizations that were around the world many thousands of years ago, such as Sumeria, Thailand, and South American groups. He says that South American civilizations could be the oldest civilizations in the world's histor, about 7,000 years B.C. The narrator also talks about surfaces of the American Continent and Peru, and also describes some places such aas "El Centro" in Peru.
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