A long time ago, Native Americans has settled in the Eastern Woodlands and the Southwest. The people in both regions has similarities and differences in their developments. People living in the Eastern Woodlands and the people living in the Southwest has many differences and similarities in their developments, such as in housing, food resources and people’s roles.…
Born Malintzin, Malinche as she came to be known, was a native interpreter to conquistador Hernando Cortés. Born a native Nahua speaker, supposedly of noble status, Malinche was sold into slavery around 1510 to a noble family in Tabasco on the Mexican Gulf Coast where she learned to speak Maya, the language of her masters. In 1519, when a group of Spanish conquistadors lead by Hernando Cortés, conquered Tabasco the Malinche was given to the foreigner’s as a peace offering. The Spaniards’ Maya interpreter discovered that Malinche knew Nahuatl and was therefore useful to Cortés in helping him converse with native Nahuatl speakers. In time Malinche learned Castilian, serving as Cortés’ translator she helped the conquistador gain allies in his…
Rivera’s painting are often controversial and spark debate in all kinds of circles, whether it be for his political affiliations or the subject matter of the paintings themselves. In a way, Pan American Unity avoids some of this controversy with his themes of unification and harmony. One might think that the North and South, in this case the United States and Mexico, stand diametrically opposed to one another, but Rivera sought to unite them in common themes. He showed how the labors of the Mexican farmers and ingenious people were not that dis-similar from the backbreaking work of the Detroit autoworkers. Most, if not all, scenes depicted show Mexicans and Americans side…
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.…
I do agree with the author that the Comanche people operated a massive empire in the American Southwest. “…Comanche’s built in the early nineteenth century a loose bit imposing empire on the southern plains and in the southwest...” (141). Although when the Comanche arrived on the South Plains, they were not a unified body. They arrived in numerous family groups. There were a lot of different Comanche bands, but there were five major bands that played the important roles in Comanche history.…
The relationship between Cortes and the Aztecs was fake. The Aztecs thought Cortes was a god who came to fulfill a promise. Tenochtitlan (the Ancient capital city of the Aztec empire) was a very wealthy city. They had tons of gold and silver. Cortes and his soldiers wanted to have all the gold.…
The southeast Indians were a interesting group with many different and unique ways of life in this explanation I will tell you about their daily life. The southeast Indians wore clothing made of deerskin, fur, and porcupine quills; the men's clothing was a mix of a deerskin jacket and deerskin pant, and the women wore shawl/poncho and a dress, the men also occasionally wore a headdress. You can see their clothing depicted on all of the people in the exhibit, their clothing was important to them because it distinguished were they were from and what tribe they were in. Now that we have covered their clothing we can get into what they ate. The southeast Indians ate a mostly vegetarian diet and relied heavily on…
The Aztec Civilization was very intricate and advanced. Their economy was made up of trading various items such as tools, pottery, baskets, cloth, jewelry, and figurines. They made these and traded them in the lowlands by the Gulf Coast. In return for their items they would receive valued items like jaguar skins, tropical-bird feathers, rubber, cotton, chocolate and cacao beans. Since the Aztecs did not have animals or wheeled vehicles, they transported good using canoes. However, if they needed to go through a dangerous terrain, goods would be carried on the backs of porters in long caravans.…
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.…
The Southeast Indians’ jobs and roles were really structured and really effective. One of these jobs and roles are Hunters. The hunters of the group spent most of their time hunting. The hunting tools they had were Spears and Bow and Arrows. The hunters caught all sorts of animals, including bears so they were risking their lives to feed the group. A second job/role was Gatherers. These were women who grabbed herbs and fruits for the group. They used the herbs to heal wounded/sick people. They were out grabbing herbs and fruit instead of taking care of the children most of the time. One more job/role is a farmer. They grew crops for the group. Some of the crops they grew were corns, beans, squash, and tobacco. The farmers figured out that if…
The Economic and Cultural Responses of the Native indians by the Spanish and the French…
The Aztec geography was very different than other cultures. The Aztecs settled in a central Mexican valley, almost everything that they did was related to their environment. Before the Aztecs settled on the Mexican valley, they were nomads. They traveled from place to place never settling until they found their capital, Tenochtitlan, which is now modern day Mexico city.…
When the Aztec civilization was taken over by the Spanish, many things changed. Some of the changes include, war and violence, religion, disease and population decline, the destruction of culture and cities, Spanish rule and land owner ship; and a few positive effects.…
Throughout primary and secondary education, school age children learn that Native American was the first to live on America soil. They are a tribal culture consisting of a hunter and gather. However, student also learnt that many conflicts arose when Europeans settler claim their land for themselves. War broke out between the two cultures resulting in the Treaty of Paris, and French and Indian, war. As to slander the Native American culture European dean, them as ignorant savages depict them as anti-peace, anti-Christian, and barbaric. Nevertheless, this is so far from the truth; before the arrival of the European, the Native American inhabited ever part of the North American region. Just like the European counterpart, the Native American had an advance civilization. The Aztec comes to mind, as an advance…
Have you ever wondered the methods in history, to wipe out a powerful empire? Hernan Cortes, the Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire and claimed Mexico for Spain, in the 16th century. The Aztecs were a Nahuatl speaking nation of central Mexico, in MesoAmerica. They were very powerful and wealthy in natural goods, in addition to creating their own weapons and techniques. When Hernan Cortes came to the land of the heart of the Aztecs, he had brought unknown weapons and diseases to the Aztecs, as well as an army of men. He also had a spy/translator to help communicate between the 2 nations, but most importantly, Cortes killed the Aztec emperor, and destroyed their religious temples! These acts influenced the power of the Aztecs…