Step 1- Read all the comments from the previous assignment.
Step 2- Choose one comment which is thoughtful.
Step 3-
First, paraphrase the comment you are responding to: For example: “Mr. Bello thinks that…”
Then, write a question about the chosen comment. The question must be: clear, sincere, useful and be the sort of question which leads to more questions. The question you write must complicate the comment’s argument, make the reader of the comment you are questioning think deeper. Stir up some intellectual trouble
Friday, October 10, 2008
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Filip thinks: that there were domesticated animals in 1492. What were the domesticated animals and were they really that useful?
Anisa Glover
Nicholas thinks because the queen and king of Spain provided the Europeans with weapons they had the advantage on the Native Americans.
I think because the Native Americans were more peaceful people who really had no reason for war really had no chance mentally, physically unprepared and .I ask him "Was it it really the Europeans power or the Native Americans weakness that brought there downfall?"
Destiny even though the europeans had a great supply of gunpowder how is that an advange over the natives if they didn't use guns?
Filip thinks that the domesticated animals were in 1492,I agree that there was but was it mostly the cattle and pigs or were there more?Also he said they had guns and spears,since that was true what did they have to trade for the guns?I understand that they made the spears.To get the weaponary and ammunition for the guns they would have to either sell people for slaves or buy them with gold.
Mr. Maddoloni says that the Europeans had an advantage because the king and queen provided them with products. The Indians didn’t have the things to make these products. Was it really these products that gave the euros an advantage?
To Zhiming
Zhiming wrote that the Europeans had boats but he did not mention that the Native Americans had boats. If he had watched the video he could have seen that the Native Americans had boats maybe not perfect looking but very strong to have 4 to 5 people on one boat. Zhiming also said Europeans had hard times dealing with there geography I agree on that but it wasn’t easy for the Native American either because they had tropical forests which meant they could not build big nations. Also I completely agree with Zhiming when he said the Native Americans had natural resources such as potatoes, tobacco, and turkeys that is true. My question is do you think Europeans or Native Americans had more disadvantages or both sides equal amount if so why, explain. I of course know that Europeans had more advantages then the natives.
Filip said that if the native Americans and the Europeans fought the Europeans will win. If the Europeans shot one bullet that means they have to reload the gun. At that time if You reload a gun it really took a long time and the Indians had bows and arrows and spears. That will mean the Indian had better weapons because they didn't need that much time to reload their weapons. They just needed to throw a spear or a bow that will take a short time. But with a gun at that time for one bullet to reload it takes about like 5 minutes. So the Indians will win. So my question is to filip who really had the better weapons at that time, the Indians or the Europeans?
TO Mr. Agasi. Mr Agasi belives that the Europeans advantages were that they had arms. I understand that u mean they were armed with guns when the Native Americans only had the Bow,Ax,and Knives. When the Europeans had guns and swords. My qustion to you is did Christopher Colombus belive that the Native Americans were igneriant or smart please be spicific.Did he belive they would make good slaves (servants).
To Hassnan Safdar said that the Europeans were dieing of the disease Smallpox. When it was the Native Americans who were getting horribly sick and dieing. So my qustion to you is how many people suffered and died.And were there anymore diseases and did the Native Americans give the diseses to the Europeans or did the Europeans give the diseases to the Native Americans. Hassnan next time i think you should read more carefully.
To Filip;
My question for you is: What are the domesticated animals? Also, how did it affect the Natives?
Mr.Zhiming states that an advantage that the Europeans had over the Americans, Asians and Africans was that they set sail to conquer the world. My question to Mr.Zhiming is, What Countries did the Europeans conquer when they set sail?
My question is to Filip. Did the domesticated animals have diseases that affected others?
To Lenny,
If Asia was surrounded by mountains how could the Europeans crossed the mountains and if they could cross them the Asians had the best gun. Also what disses would kill them?
Nicholas says that King and Queen of Spain provided the Europeans with weapons automatically giving them an advantage over the Natives Americans. I agree with him but he could have left out some details. Such as:
-the Native Americans were very relaxed and peaceful
- They never faced war amongst their selves and were simply unprepared to fight.
And so my question is:
Was it just the power of the Europeans or was there more to them we thought?
Destiny even though the europeans had a great supply of gunpowder how is that an advange over the natives if they didn't use guns?
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