Two of the biggest and greatest civilization in the Americas were the Aztecs and Incas. These two civilization were both said to be conquered by the Spanish‚ but it wasn’t just the Spanish who conquered them. These two civilizations both fell from a combination of a weak government‚ lack of technology‚ new disease introduced by the invaders‚ and not being prepared for the invaders. For many centuries the Aztec civilization revolved around a ideological‚ social‚ and political system in
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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 filled with war. They spent a lot of time dedicated to their gods. Tenochitlan was the Aztec Capital. Tenochtitlan used to be a big city in Mexico(present day Mexico City). 2. What was sold at the Aztec market? Fruits‚ veggies‚ grains‚ and other necessities. 3. What was the main staple of the Aztec diet? Beans‚ Corn and squash
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fled‚ A similarity to the Maya‚ Inca and Aztec are they all had to leave because of a situation. First let’s tell you why the Maya fled their city‚ but no one knows why they fled I’ll try to give you suggestions of why they fled. Maybe they fled because they needed more places to grow crops. Or maybe got chased out of the city. And when they fled‚ they split into small groups. Know I’m going to tell you why the Inca fled their city in 1572. Because the spanish raided their village and I’ll tell you
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Spaniard who defeated the Mexica Confederation in many different ways. The most successful tactic he used to defeat the Aztecs were by European Weapons‚ but he also had different ways. Cortés had different advantages that the Aztecs didn’t‚ the Spanish brought over small pox. Many of his people were immune to it while the Mexica Confederation was not. Many people thought the Spanish were gods and gave them many gifts. Motecuhzoma thought Hernan Cortés was Quetzalcoatl‚ which was a god they were waiting
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just so I can read an essay Spanish (español)‚ also called Castilian[3] (castellano About this sound listen (help·info))‚ is a Romance language that originated in Castile‚ a region of Spain. Approximately 406 million people speak Spanish as a native language‚ making it second only to Mandarin in terms of its number of native speakers worldwide.[1][2] It also has 60 million speakers as a second language‚[2] and 20 million students as a foreign language.[4] Spanish is one of the six official languages
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The Aztec culture were in their high point in the 1500s when Montezuma was the ruler. Montezuma and the Aztecs were looked down by the Spaniards because they practiced human sacrifice and they were a very brutal culture. They weren’t prepared for war because their God was supposed to come on the same year Cortes did‚ the God was supposed to come from the east on a ship and have a beard. Well‚ guess who did just that? Cortes and the Spaniards. The Aztecs had hundreds of thousands of warriors and would
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Spanish culture Spain is a very geographic diverse country‚ ranging from deserts‚ beaches‚ and mountains. Spain is deeply rooted in tradition due to the many outside influences throughout time. Spain is the third largest country in Europe. Spain became part of NATO‚ and then joined the European Union in 1986. After this the economy of Spain increased significantly‚ placing Spain firmly on the Western economy map and gained major trading partners. The country is a highly developed and stable democracy
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Witness 1- Aztec merchant‚ Pochteca‚ Ollin Cuatl Witness 2- Spanish soldier‚ Aaron Vann Introduction- Lawyer- For the start I would like to thank your honour and members of the Jury‚ taking up your valuable time. My name is Alice Shiaw and as a lawyer‚ I am here to argue Hernan Cortez was guilty of the crime of destroying the indigenous culture of the Aztecs and I will be defending the Aztecs. I will prove his guilt by providing evidence that the Aztec economy was well organized and the Aztec empire
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the idiomatic‚ native expressions and also the targeted vocabulary of speaking Spanish in Latina America. When compared to 400 million men and women that speak Spanish tongue (or Castilian) as their mother tongue‚ about 300 million are in Latin American Countries. There are several particularities and additionally idiomatic movement within Spanish tongue or Castilian. A portion of the aspects which usually affect Spanish tongue are: incorrect usage used by the mass media‚ the change of everyday terms
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The Spanish Armada In this essay I will be writing an essay about the Spanish armada and its failure. Firstly‚ the most important reason for the failure of the Spanish armada was the poor planning of the Spanish. The Spanish set sail with lack of cannonballs‚ too many priests and not enough experts. They also failed to provide themselves with enough fresh food and water in case it takes more time to return. So they made many mistakes before they even set sail .any problems that might delay the
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