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Teotihuacan: The Place Where The Gods Were Born
Unrecognized Potential: Terra Preta, Ancient Orchards, and Life in the Amazon
Until relatively recently, it was widely believed that the Amazon Rainforest was incapable of sustaining large scale human development. New findings have challenged this view, and evidence of ancient agriculture suggests that humans once developed this fragile region in ways so subtle that – in the form of carefully managed soils and prehistoric orchards – they have been hiding in plain sight all this time, challenging the basic tenants of “agriculture” as western eyes tend to recognize it. Continue reading “Unrecognized Potential: Terra Preta, Ancient Orchards, and Life in the Amazon”
The Inca: Church, State, and the Arc of History in the Realm of the Four Parts
Sejong the Great
Would you rather have a leader who is powerful or one who is wise? Can wisdom lead to strength? Is it better to break with tradition, to follow it, or to adapt it to suit your circumstances?
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William Walker, the Grey-Eyed Man of Destiny
Does might make right? If you can do something, should you? Who decides what history is worth learning?
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Adapted in part from open sources.
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Nicaragua, Imperialism, and National Identity
open ended social studies 