Question1 The map below shows important African kingdoms and trading states of the period CE 700- CE 1600. Use the map below to answer the following question: What inference is justified by information on the map? (5 points) Select one: a. The kingdoms of Ghana‚ Mali‚ and Songhai were allies. b. Ghana participated in a trade network that crossed Africa. c. The kingdom of Mali arose after the kingdom of Ghana. d. Morocco was a source for much of Ghana’s culture. Question2 How did the traditional
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longer exist‚ some have a substantial impact on the culture and traditions of other civilizations that follow them after. The Aztecs‚ for example‚ extended their empire over a vast majority of present-day Mexico by battling other tribes for territory. Their influence on modern time is often overlooked‚ yet still present; from movies to fairytales to everyday objects‚ the Aztecs left traces of their civilization on Mexico and other parts of the world. The Mesoamerican ball game‚ known as just the Ball
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Answer the following about the Aztecs and the Conquistadors. 1. Describe the life of the Aztecs. What is Tenochtitlan? How big was that city? The life of the Aztecs was a life of war and hunting. Tenochtitlan was there capital. It was not huge but Present Day Mexico City is one of the largest cities in the world. 2. What was sold at the Aztec market? Maize‚ cotton‚ beans‚ Animal Skins‚ Feathers‚ and building material. 3. What was the main staple of the Aztec diet? Corn‚ Beans‚ and Squash
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The Nanuatl Language By Grace L. The Aztecs were an extraordinarily developed people who spoke Nanautl. Nanautl was a language very much like Spanish. Today in Mexico and America‚ many of their words live on in adapted forms. For example‚ the English word tomato was tomatl in Nanautl. This language was straightforward and very basic to understand‚ because unlike English‚ the fundamentals set for words were followed easily. The Aztecs‚ an ancient civilization‚ learned to speak at a very young age
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astonishing leader born in Spain in 1485 developed many armies and navigated through rough terrain. To many people he was respected‚ although feared a good leader. Hernan Cortes was an accomplished conquistador who improvised leadership by overpowering the Aztecs‚ which affected the country of Mexico for their language and religion by spreading the culture of Spain to Mexico. Long before Hernan Cortes was born‚ the 400’s through 1300’s in Europe was an unstable‚ depressing time. This time was known as the
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to the Virgen de Guadelupe. The Virgen is depicted all over Mexico and is one of their most celebrated and loved saints. The Virgen de Guadelupe originates from Coatlicue The Aztecs‚ a 12th century CE civilization‚ were very religious and worshiped many gods and goddesses. The ritual sacrifices that took place in the Aztec society influenced their everyday lives. The Aztec’s were highly spiritual‚ always inspired and taught by the gods and goddesses‚ for which they were the creators of the earth
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Colonialism from the conquests shaped global trade and aspects of the modern world in many different ways. When Spaniards invaded the lands of the Aztec and Inca‚ they destroyed their whole way of life. After the fall of these empires‚ the conquistadors took over the people and forced them into slavery. Spain and Portugal expanded their power through global trade by using the resources of Latin America. This essay will explain the aspects of colonialism‚ the rise of global trade‚ and its affects
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The Conquest of Mexico The Spaniards‚ in the conquest of the Mexican people‚ relied just as heavily on chance and luck as they did on their on their skills on diplomacy and military prowess. The sicknesses that the Spaniards brought over with them in addition to the political situation that the Mexica had established with their neighbors is what really brought about the downfall of the great Mexican civilizations. In addition to these factors there was also the fact that up to this point in history
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General History of the Things of New Spain Bernardino de Sahagún And after the dying in Cholula‚[1] the Spaniards set off on their way to Mexico‚[2] coming gathered and bunched‚ raising dust.... Thereupon Moteucçoma[3] named and sent noblemen and a great many other agents of his...to go meet [Cortés]...at Quauhtechcac. They gave [the Spaniards] golden banners of precious feathers‚ and golden necklaces. And when they had given the things to them‚ they seemed to smile‚ to rejoice
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a few hundred men‚ conquer the Aztec and the Incan empires that had populations in the millions‚ large armies‚ and militarist traditions of their own? (Keen and Haynes 68). Many modern day scholars express how easily the Spanish conquered both Mexico and Peru from great leaders such as the Aztec ruler Moctezuma and the Incan emperor Atahualpa. In order to understand how this conquest was accomplished‚ one must take a closer look at the belief systems of the Aztec and the Incan empires as well as
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