The Portuguese explored the Atlantic coast of Africa seeking direct access to gold and slaves…
The west coast of Africa provided the Portuguese with new ports of access. The network of trade…
In the year 1513, Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for the country Spain. Ponce de Leon was a Spanish explorer looking for the “Fountain of Youth” that would give humans an eternal life. Instead, Leon landed on the shore of the current-day St. Augustine. It was so beautiful that Leon crowned it for the Spaniards.…
Monctezuma was born in 1466 and died on June 29th 1520. Monectzuma was the leader of the Aztec Empire from 1502 – 1520. The Spaniard murdered Montezuma in cold blood in order to complete their conquest of his empire. The Spanish relationship with Monctezuma was very manipulative and deceiving. From the beginning Cortes made moves to openly try to undermined Monctezuma. Cortes made early alliances with the know enemies of Monctezuma and the Aztecs. This is not the actions of a good and trust worthy friend. Someone who is trying to become friends with a person they don’t know well doesn’t make friends with their enemies.…
Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. What he was trying to achieve was a source of wealth/gold, and establish a settlement. While De Soto's journey of conquest was a failure, it was nevertheless historically significant. Hernando de Soto is famous for helping defeat the Inca empire in the New World and for leading the first European expedition to reach the Mississippi River. Hernando de Soto is to be remembered as a “ great explorer” but, also seen as a “destroyer of native culture”.…
The Mayan, Aztec and Incan civilizations each contributed major accomplishments to the world today. These accomplishments established them as advanced societies during their time. The Incans built a large road system, devised a complex irrigation system and developed their own language. The Mayans constructed the largest structure known until modern times, made drastic accomplishments in mathematics, studied astronomy and formed a calendar. The Aztecs built well-organized cities and developed a writing system based on pictures.…
Madrid's status as the national capital mirrors the unifying approach of the sixteenth century Spanish lord Philip II and his successors. The decision of Madrid, be that as it may, was likewise the consequence of the city's past indefinite quality and nonpartisanship; it was picked in light of the fact that it needed ties with a built-up non-royal force, instead of view of any vital, geographic, or financial contemplations. Without a doubt, Madrid is insufficient in different attributes that may qualify it for a main role. It doesn't lie on a noteworthy waterway, as such a large number of European urban communities do. Madrid does not have mineral stores or other riches, nor was it ever a destination of journeys, despite the fact that its holy patron, San Isidro, appreciates everything except special qualification of having been hitched to another holy person.…
The world and how we know it is one filled with culture. Different regions vary in how the people of that particular area dress, talk, act and live. In todays society it is not uncommon to encounter someone from a different culture, sometimes on a daily basis. Due to advancements in social networking and means of transportation, it is easy to experience and learn about different cultures and societies without leaving your front doorstep. Observing different cultures is quite normal and something that is very familiar with a lot of people. But, a quick glance throughout history and it becomes apparent that experiencing a new way of life is a lot more routine today than it once was. Explorers such as Christopher Columbus…
The Americas were not inhabited by Europeans until around the 1500s. Europeans were drawn to the Americas because of the promises of riches and religious zeal. Columbus discovered the Caribbean islands and explored them in 1492. Cortes landed in Mexico in 1519. However, before Cortes landed in Mexico, it was already inhabited by a Native American tribe, the Aztecs.…
I am Bartholomew Dias and the conflict is that Bartholomew Dias went with Pedro Cabral and they landed in Brazil. Cabral was not interested in exploring the area he discovered, he was more interested in finding India not Brazil. I came up with a route, but Pedro didn’t use my route which was around the west coast of Africa. Instead he used Vasco DA Gama’s route. We sailed in the South direction and passing the Canary and the Cape Verde Island. We were welcomed to the land where the Muslims were. When we got there we were putting in a trading post and the Muslims attacked us and we fought back. So then Pedro Cabral was accused with Battery/Assault.…
The European arrival in the Americas dramatically altered the entire world. Their arrival brought both positive and negative effects between the New World and the Old World. The natives in the Americas and the Europeans were affected by the discovery, bringing trade and trade to the both places. The impact of the European discovery of the Americas is depicted through documents 2,3,5,6 in which the positive impact is shown, and through documents 1,4,7,8 in which the negative impact is shown.…
• The rise of kings of larger kingdoms meant more power and wealth to sponsor journeys…
He bought a contract from the Crown the privilege of exploring 350 miles of new coast every year for five years, in exchange for a monopoly trade he developed there. He founded a place that provided a major source of sugar, which was the island of Sao Torne, and discovered the Gold Coast, which was very important because it became the headquarters of Portugal's West African trade. 20) The voyages of Bartolomeu Dias and Vasco da Gama represented the…
The Portuguese clashed cultures with the Africans in the mid-1400s. When the Portuguese found that it was possible to get back to Europe using a certain route with westward breezes and had developed a new type of ship, they began to set up trading posts on the African shoreline. They reached previously unreachable places (unreachable, at least, to Europeans at the time). Now Portugal had prime access to slaves and gold. Using methods invented by Arab 'flesh merchants', the Portuguese set up their own slave distribution system that was very profitable, especially when selling slaves far away from the slaves' homeland. Bartholomeu Dias eventually sailed around the tip of Africa and discovered the water route to India. This clash of cultures proved very beneficial for the Portuguese, as many became rich off of the gold and slaves. The European popularization of slave trade would eventually lead to Enland's colonial success, which in turn lead to the creation of the United States of America.…
The Mayan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations were the largest empires in the lands we now call Latin America. The Mayans, the oldest of these three great civilizations, built their empire in what is now southern Mexico and Central America. Mayan civilization had collapsed when the Aztecs built huge pyramids to their gods. The Aztecs built well-organized cities and developed a writing system. The Incans created a road system to connect their empire in the Andes Mountains. They also developed an irrigation system and their own language.…