- "I __ write an account to Your Majesty as the first (person) to come among these natives. __ "These Indian people of New Spain [Mexico] are vassals of Your Majesty. __ I dare plead with you for a remedy because, for their people to be saved, they are in great need of relief in order to devote themselves at least somewhat to matters of Faith. After all, it is the struggle for their salvation that justifies their discovery. __ "I firmly believe that if the decrees Your Majesty sent here for their benefit were implemented. and if the governors and judges did more than pretend to do so, great good would have come to these people. Even more firmly I believe that Your Majesty's intention is that they be saved and that they know God. For this to happen, they must have some relief, so that with the moderate labor needed to meet their tribute obligation they can still give themselves wholeheartedly to our teachings __ Otherwise, God will have good reason to complain for Spaniards came to this land and have taken their property for their own benefit, and Your has extracted great benefit from them, too. __ __ Your Majesty __ should know that the Indians who are required to labor for a master in Mexico City in domestic service and bring firewood fodder, and chickens leave their pueblo One piece of evidence that de Gante used in the excerpt to support his overall argument about the treatment of the people of Mexico is that Native Americans A were not subjects of the Spanish crown B were first encountered by de Gante himself C had sufficient time to learn about Christianity D did not have enough supplies to support their families
- "These Indian people of New Spain [Mexico] are vassals of Your Majesty. __ I dare plead with you for a remedy because, for their people to be saved.they are in great need of relief in order to devote themselves at least somewhat to matters of Faith. After all, it is the struggle for their salvation that justifies their discovery. __ "I firmly believe that if the decrees Your Majesty sent here for their benefit were implemented, and if the governors and judges did more than pretend to do so, great good would have come to these people. Even more firmly I believe that Your Majesty's intention is that they be saved and that they know God. For this to happen, they must have some relief, so that with the moderate labor needed to meet their tribute obligation they can stila give themselves wholeheartedly to our teachings __ Otherwise, God will have good reason to complain for Spaniards came to this land and have taken their property for their own benefit, and Your Majesty has extracted great benefit from them, too. __ __ Your Majesty __ should know that the Indians who are required to labor for a master in Mexico City in domestic service and bring firewood fodder, and chickens leave their pueblo for a month at a time. __ And the poor Indians often have to buy these things because they are not to be found in their pueblos. __ Take pity on them and consider what is happening to the poor Indian woman who is in her house with no one to support her and her children, for her husband is hard pressed to meet his tribute requirement. __ __ I advise you that if Your Majesty does not establish that __ [the Indians] be required to Mark for Review Which of the following best déscribes an argument made by de Gante in the letter? A The Catholic Church should abandon conversion efforts in the Americas. B The emperor should sponsor voyages to discover new American kingdoms. C De Gante should be rewarded for his missionary work in the Americas. D The Spanish should require less tribute after conquest to avoid Native American depopulation.
- 4. How did Beccaria's ideas III. Women and the Enlightenment Challenges to Traditional Roles 1. How did Rousseau's views on women reflect traditional attitudes of the time? 2. Why did some male critics oppose women reading novels? 3. What was Mary Astell's critique of marriage and women's education? 4. How did Mary Wollstonecraft challenge Rouseau's views and what rights did she believe women deserved? 5... How did women like Astell and Wollstonecraft contribute to Enlightenment thinking? IV. Legacy of the Enlightenment Belief in Progress 1. How did the successes of the Scientific Revolution influence Enlightenment thinkers views on reform? 2. What reforms were encouraged as a result of this belief in progress? A More Secular Outlook 1. Why did Enlightenment thinkers begin to question religious beliefs? 2. How did scientific discoveries influence attitudes toward organized religion? Importance of the Individual 1. How did Enlightenment thinkers promote individual reasoning and self-determination? 2. What role did Adam Smith play in applying individualism to economic theory?
- Part 1. If the statement is correct.write true and if the statement is incorrect write false a Pts each). During the Arab-Isracl conflict, the USA supported the side of Arabic states. __ 2. During the Cold War period, the nationalist movements in the Middle East w often influenced by capitalist ideas that emerged across the region. __ 3. The United States sought to contain communism and protect its strategic intere in the Middle East especially access to oil resources and the security of Palestine. and the relationship between political Islam and secularism continues to shape mod Middle Eastern politics. __ 5. In the Post-Worlc 1 War II, Countries like Egypt and Syria adopted capitalist poli aimed at land reform and nationalization of industries. 6. Nasser's vision for Arab unity and communism made of significant steps ultimately faced insurmountable obstacles that led to the dissolution of the United Arab Repul 1. Israel and Palestinian peace process represents a complex web of histo grievances,competing national narratives, and geopolitical interests in the region. 88. Middle East is a critical global trade hub given its strategic location between Eur North America, Asia and Africa. square 1). Saudi Arabia is the largest oil exporter country in the world in international Me square 10. The ideological landscape of the Middle East is significantly influence external powers.
- (10) Identify a change that the American Revolution brought about in each aspect of society.
