English and Spanish colonies were able to flourish in the new world even though they differed in motives for colonization and social layout; yet both colonies were similar to each other in the fact that they had common economies and like ways of treating the indigenous population. Once they established land in the new world‚ each country was able to find a new source of wealth‚ either from precious metals or from building necessities such as lumber. Seemingly‚ the British and Spanish colonies were
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The Spanish age of Exploration was motivated by a desire for new territory‚ wealth and trading partners. The colonisation by the Spanish had a detrimental effect on the Aztec and the Inca civilisations. The Aztecs and Incas were a very advanced civilisation that the Spanish had never seen before. When the Spanish first arrived in the Americas‚ they were surprised to see clean‚ ordered and well planned cities with temples and architecture that was unknown to the Spanish. The Aztec Empire particularly
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The rise and falling of the Aztec empire was a happy and sad time. In 1150 after the falling of the Toltec empire is when the rising of the Aztec empire began. The Aztec arrived on Mexico Valley in 1248. By 1200 The Aztec started to gain some ofthe pey principles that they had learned from the Toltecs. The Aztec were still a small tribe in 1300 but they were gaining people slowly. The Aztec were a group of people that were inspired by thier war god Huilzilopochli and because of that they never gave
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representation in the Spanish Cortes. * Filipinization of the parishes * Granting of individual liberties to Filipinos such as: * Freedom of Speech * Freedom of the press * Freedom of assembly * Freedom to petition for grievances Chapter I THE PHILIPPINE BACKGROUND a. Early History Spanish sovereignty‚ first brought to the Philippines by Magellan in 1521‚ was firmly establish by Miguel Lopez de Legaspi when he founded the first permanent Spanish settlement on
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Cortes and the Conquering of the Great Aztec Empire When Cortes heard of a vast and wealthy empire deep within the Mexican interior‚ the conquest of Mexico had already begun. The Aztec empire was what the ambitious Cortes had been looking for since his departure from Spain; he most certainly hoped that his wish to discover the empire would come true. The Aztecs‚ on the other hand‚ did not know Cortes. The empire was as it always had been; the Aztecs had no serious premonition of war. Cortes
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already inhabited by a Native American tribe‚ the Aztecs. The Aztecs were a Native American tribe that lived in Tenochtitlan. Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Aztec empire. The only weapons that Aztecs had were arrows‚ spears‚ rocks and anything that they were able to make to protect themselves. The Aztecs were people who believed in sacrifice‚ human sacrifice to be exact. The Aztecs were kind people but they were also barbarians. They welcomed the Spanish into their city‚ which showed their kindness
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The Aztecs were a powerful‚ strong‚ intelligent civilization. Who reigned most of Central America and what is now Mexico. Then all of a sudden the civilization fell. Do we know why? The Aztecs had a very good life since they had many crops to be able to survive. They also had animals to hunt and eat. Aztec crops included maize (corn)‚ beans‚ tomatoes‚ potatoes‚ and avocados. Animals they hunted are: turkey‚ snakes‚ rabbits‚ deer‚ and coyotes. Dogs and turkeys were mostly domesticated. Aztecs mostly
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Explain the relationship between the religion and its society Religion was part of all aspects of the Aztec society and was a great controlling force in Aztec daily life. Religion set out the guidelines for how the civilisation was established and how it would function up until the time of its fall. The Aztecs were extremely religious people with many beliefs and a variety of gods that they worshipped. Pleasing the gods was of high importance and often dominated daily routine. It was imperative
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The Aztecs‚ Mayan‚ and Incan civilizations were early‚ important American civilizations. The Aztec and Maya civilizations were located in Mesoamerica. The Inca were located in South America in modern day Chile. The three civilizations all had different advancements and number of advancements. Plus‚ all of the civilizations needed different advancements due to location and time of existence. The Aztecs were the least advanced. The Inca were the second most advanced. The Maya were the most advanced
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The land of Tenochtitlan‚ which is currently owned by the Spanish‚ known as Mexico City‚ was not always under the same empire. This land used to belong to the Aztecs but was taken over when the battle between the Spanish and Aztecs occurred. Though some would think that this conflict was avoidable‚ I believe otherwise. In my opinion‚ I believe that the conflict of the Aztecs was inevitable‚ because of the differing religions‚ the Aztec’s resources‚ Spanish’s excellent technology‚ and the Aztec’s
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