In 1519 Spanish leader‚ Hernán Cortés and his followers were believed to be gods. The Mexicas of the Aztec Empire believed in a deity known as Quetzalcoatl that had a white complexion and was supposed to return to the land one day. It was the qualities and materials‚ such as horses and cannons‚ of the Spaniards that the Mexicas had never seen that allowed
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tobacco Major edible plants unique to the Old World in 1492: wheat‚ oats‚ barley‚ lettuce‚ onion‚ garlic‚ banana‚ orange‚ lemon‚ peach‚ sugarcane‚ coffee‚ tea Estimated number of Incas killed by smallpox between 1525 and 1532‚ when Francisco Pizarro conquered the empire: More than 200‚0001 Estimated proportion of the Aztec population of Tenochtitlan infected by smallpox in 1520‚ one year before Hernán Cortés conquered the empire: 50%2 Potatoes in all of Ireland in 1491: zero Tomatoes in all of Italy
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By the time contact between the old and New worlds was reestablished in the late fifteenth century there were around 100 million Native Americans‚ some living in scattered communities‚ but with two great flourishing civilizations. The Incas in Peru and the Aztecs in central Mexico‚ each containing some 25-30 million people‚ Despite the fact that both these populations far exceeded the size and density needed to sustain the acute infectious diseases. So descendants of the hunter-gatherers who crossed
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one of the most successful Spanish Conquistadors around during 1474-1541. With the help of the Columbian Exchange‚ in 1532‚ he had conquered the Inca empire and then founded the Spanish colony of Peru. The smallpox had killed of many of the Inca‚ including the emperor. So‚ it wasn’t much of a struggle to take over the empire.He had ruled the former Inca territories until he was assassinated by rival conquistadors in
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Effect of Colonization on Europe and the Americas Colonization of the Americas by European nations was a significant historical event that began in the 15th century. Starting with Portugal’s forays into overseas exploration‚ the phenomenon soon spread to different European countries‚ with Spain and Portugal divvying up the South American continent. Discoveries in the new world led to economic growth in Europe. Meanwhile‚ introduction of European ideas led to an overhaul of the Native American economy
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it comes to finding their roots and true history. Knowledge about pre-Columbian civilizations comes from two main sources: archaeological remains and the accounts written by European white men. A result of the Conquest by the Europeans they Aztec‚ Mayan‚ and Inca Civilizations were virtually wiped out. There was a major loss to humanity here‚ first of all it destroyed many Ideas of these people that do not affect or Present day thinking. The history of these civilizations mysterious and as a result
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In the history of the Americas many achievements have been made. Most of these achievements had come from the Maya‚ Inca‚ and Aztec Empires. Each civilization was greatly advanced in the topics agriculture‚ writing‚ and engineering and astronomy. Astronomy was one of the greatest achievements of the Mayan Empire. The Mayan Empire knew how many days were in a year and showed that they knew fall spring equinox. They demonstrated their knowledge of astronomy on their Pyramid of Kukulkan which they
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1-4. The "Colombian trade" was the worldwide dispersion of plants‚ nourishment crops‚ creatures‚ human populaces‚ and infection pathogens that occurred after voyages of investigation by Christopher Columbus and other European sailors Over the long haul‚ in any case‚ the Colombian trade expanded instead of decreased human populace as a result of the spread of nourishment harvests and creatures that it supported Wheat‚ vines‚ seeds‚ steers‚ pigs‚ sheep‚ goats‚ and chickens went from Europe to the
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Ohio River Valley‚ and the Mississippians of the Mississippi River. In South America the Mayas‚ Aztecs and Incas developed more advanced civilizations. The Aztecs became wealthy due to vast resources of gold‚ silver‚ jewels and food. Large networks of trade developed between the tribes. Warfare among the tribes was also common. Men and women were stolen from other tribes for slavery and the Aztecs sacrificed people to the Gods.
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6/14/12 History: a study of the past Civilization: an advanced state of human society‚ in which a high level of culture‚ science‚ industry‚ and government has been reached. Historian: Someone who studies the past Archaeologist: Someone who studies the past by looking at artifacts Fossil: Natural remains Artifact: Man-made remains Anthropologist: Someone who studies the past by looking at the culture of ancient civilizations Paleontologist: Someone who studies the past by looking at fossils
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