![]() ![]() It had an extensive road system that allowed for quick communication between leaders across the empire. Unlike other civilizations at the time, it wasn’t bound by geography or natural borders instead, it expanded as far north as Colombia to include many different cultures. The Inca Empire was unique in its geographic scale, cultural diversity, and political centralization. The third chapter of 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus describes a civilization that rose and fell within a short period. Mann highlights how traditional accounts tend to ignore politics and tribal relations, as well as Tisquantum’s own motivations The name “Billington”-the surname of an ancestor of Mann-survives only because of Tisquantum’s aid to the colony. This was a political move for him because it would help his tribe in the future. Mann expands on Tisquantum’s background so that we can better understand why he helped them. This bias comes from both ignorance and Eurocentrism (the belief that Europe is culturally superior).Ĭhapter 2, “Why Billington Survived” tells the story of Squanto and his aid to the Pilgrims. For example, there is a tendency to minimize the cultures that existed prior to European arrival while exaggerating contemporary European culture and society as more complex than it actually is. The first chapter introduces several problems with popular accounts of native societies. Published in 2005, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus was written by Charles C. ![]()
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