The document contains summaries of multiple topics: - The Little Ice Age described harsh winters in the 14th-19th century that caused famines and illnesses. - The Story of God discusses the origins of religion and people's beliefs in God/gods. - Journey of Man follows Spencer Wells and his research tracing human migration from Africa through blood samples. - Cracking the Maya Code describes the rediscovery of Maya temples and hieroglyphics by Spanish explorer Jose Calderon in the Yucatan Peninsula. - Conquistadors discusses Hernan Cortes, one of the first conquistadors who studied law but later followed Christopher Columbus and fought battles throughout Mexico. - Engineering and Empire

1. Video Summaries By: Todd Beasley

2. Little Ice Age: Big Chill 14th – 19th Century In 1653, a monster came upon the village of Montesay townspeople believe only God can save them from the “titanic river of ice” Crops failed and livestock could not be maintained by the harsh winters resulting in famines and illnesses

3. Little Ice Age: Big Chill New York Harbor froze for five weeks Sulfur deposits in preserved ice from 115,000 years ago indicates that there were about 5 volcanic eruptions each century. Over 25 million people perished between a five-year period from the year 1347 to 1352

4. Story of God Winston explores the origins of religion and discusses belief in God It is the priests job to tend it, and he has to wear a mask in case his breath pollutes the flame Aztecs sacrifice was giving god a beating heart

5. Story of God People believe in God/gods to be involved in something greater than oneself Monotheism is the belief in the existence of one god Farming was described as an organized religion

6. Journey of Man The story consists of man named Spencer Wells and his journey. Information from history comes from blood Blood s considered by some as a time machine.

7. Journey of Man Well’s believes that the human race began in Africa eventually moved to the rest of the world Humans were able to adapt all over Well’s later visits the tribe of the San Bushman

8. Cracking the Maya Code Spanish explorer Jose Calderon rediscovered the temples of Palenque and the ancient hieroglyphs of the Maya Cities were filled with hieroglyphics Around 200 C.E. the Ancient Mayan lived in the Yucatan Peninsula

9. Cracking the Maya Code Hieroglyphic’s were carved on monuments and painted on pottery A friar “Diego” thought that hieroglyphics were a tool of the Devil Maya was abandoned and later discovered again by a Spanish explorer named Jose Calderon

10. Conquistadors – HernanCortés Born in Medellin Cortés was part of the generation of Spanish colonizers that began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas Cortes was known as one of the first conquistadors

11. Conquistadors – Hernán Cortés Cortes had fought several battles throughout Mexico First had studied law but later followed Christopher Columbus’s steps Was not trained in warfare

12. Engineering and Empire: The Maya Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization The Mayan’s had powerful rulers Writing, epigraphy, and the calendar did not begin with Mayan’s

13. Engineering and Empire: The Maya Bahlamand his fatherhad ruled for over one hundred years Maya civilization’s shares several different features with the Mesoamerican civilization. Scabesor white roads were causeways being up to sixty miles long