Christopher Columbus reached the Americas. The customs‚ language‚ and religion was different then the Europeans. The Aztecs were the ones who came in contact with the Europeans. Their history lasted from 1300-1521 CE. The Mayan society was from the year 200-900 CE. Hernan Cortes along with the Spanish army of five hundred‚ and thousands of Indian warriors declared war with the Aztecs. Moctezuma believed that the person coming towards his land was Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl who was forced into exile
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Student Name: James McGlaze Geographical Setting: What continent? What Landforms? What important Places? The Aztecs were located on Meso-America‚ they came from North America. Mexico City is also built where Tenochtitlan was located. They were surrounded by mountains in the Valley of Mexico.They had unique temples and palaces. The faced other problems such as other tribes living in the area and this made it hard to settle down. The surrounding area was very swampy and had little level land to farm
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Montezuma II Picture Montezuma was an aztec ruler. He is often referred to Cortez. Montezuma opened the aztec empire to Cortez in open arms. He believed Cortez was basically a god because the aztecs believed a god will come with white skin with new advancements. Montezuma opened the city to Cortez only to be betrayed. Cortez and his men ended up destroying the aztec capitol city of Tenochtitlan and one year later renaming it "Mexico City‚ New Spain." Montezuma was a very harsh ruler‚ and also perceived
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The ancient Inca government and the government of the United States of America have some things in common; while at the same time both very different. The powers possessed by the Inca monarch are similar to those of the U.S. government. However‚ Inca punishments for criminals are very different from American punishments for criminals. The Inca government had a very strong structure‚ which enabled it to last for hundreds of years. One major distinction between the two governments though‚ is that the
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My people are the aztec. I will be telling you today about how the Aztecs live. They have very weird and disturbing way how to kill people. Twelfth century tribes in present-day Northern Mexico. The Mexica claimed that their homeland was a island called aztlan. Aztlan means the place of the white horn. Teotichlan was home to about 100‚000 people. Teotichlan was important because they believed their was met to make the fifth sun. All mexico rulers came from noble families. Tenochtitlan ruled as
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How did the metaphysical views of the Spanish influence their treatment of the Aztecs? ANS: The metaphysical views of the Spaniards were determined by their Christian beliefs‚ and hence they were at once amazed and repulsed by what they saw: human sacrifices‚ rituals involving bloodletting‚ adoration of pagan gods‚ cannibalism‚ sculptures of what they considered monstrous creatures. They came to believe that Aztec culture as a whole was a manifestation of Satan’s influence. QUES 2: What four
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another famous tribe existed. The Mayan Indians called the beautiful‚ tropical lowlands of present day Guatemala home. A culture that began around early 1800 B.C. as primarily an agriculture society until the cities were abandoned around 900 A.D. These two tribes were very similar to each other given that both tribes believed in similar gods and had similar traditions.
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Mayans and Egyptians Although thousands of years apart‚ the Mayans and the Egyptians were both very successful civilizations. The Egyptians lived in Northern Africa near the Nile River‚ and their peak lasted from around 3000 B.C to around 0. The Mayans lived in Southern Mexico and Northern Central America‚ and their Classical Period lasted from around 250 A.D to 900 A.D. Both had great sociological and technological breakthroughs. The Mayans and Egyptians were also well known for their activity
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Mayan and Greek cultures have many cultural similarities and differences. The Mayan culture developed much earlier than greek culture. The mayan culture developed so early in fact it is considered one of the first cultures ever developed. The mayan culture is a religion with many deities that places importance on nature. Even though mayan culture developed with no contact with greek culture‚ they share many similarities. The Mayan civilization’s creation mythology is a very captivating story of
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It’s organized into days‚ weeks‚ months‚ and years. Long before we had it figured out‚ many were struggling to get the correct days. They’ve used the sun‚ moon‚ stars‚ and also the planet Venus. We’ve used the Gregorian‚ Julian‚ Egyptian‚ and the Mayan calendar. Calendars require lots of studying of planets and scientific research‚ which takes up lots of time and critical thinking. Calendars also reflect our lives‚ culture‚ and religion. Celestial bodies rely upon the apparent motion of bodies
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