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    Spanish Empire The Spanish had little respect for Indian culture. As soon as their boots hit the ground‚ they set about subverting and destroying every aspect of the Indian way of life. The Aztecs attempted to befriend the Spanish explorers‚ but when Hernan Cortez heard his capitol of Vera Cruz had been plundered‚ he capture and killed their leader Montezuma II. The Incas didn’t fare any better. Francisco Pizarro‚ driven mad with greed‚ kidnapped the Incan king‚ Atahualpa and forced his people to

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    were able to establish long lasting colonies Today everyone knows about the colonies of Jamestown and Plymouth and how they were the first two permanent English settlements in North America. The establishment of those two colonies are one of the main reasons why England was able to control the entire east coast of America. What did it take for the English to establish these colonies and what is the background behind England colonizing the New World? Why were the English so

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    which he named the Sandwich Islands in honor of one of his patrons‚ John Montague‚ the Earl of Sandwich. The ships then made a brief stop at Ni’ihau‚ the seventh largest of the inhabited Hawaiian Islands‚ and headed north to look for the western end of a northwest passage from the North Atlantic to the Pacific. Almost one year later‚ Cook’s two ships returned to the Hawaiian Islands and found a safe harbor in Hawaii’s Kealakekua Bay. Cook’s arrival coincided with a big festival and it is possible

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    similarities and differences among the Colonies in North America? The New England‚ southern‚ and middle colonies were all extremely different. For example‚ slavery was extremely more prominent in some places than others. Some colonies’ religion was more diverse‚ nevertheless everyone’s life was centered around religion. How would you feel if your life was practically controlled by your religion? Some of the reasons settlers established colonies in North America were because people wanted a place to practice

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    Block 30 Development/Geographic Evolution Essay The development f North America came to be when Christopher Columbus and the European explorers cashed into the Native Americans. However‚ the geographical evolution was some many millions of years before that. Geographical evolution came to be from the continental drift‚ and The Great Ice Age. The development of North America happened when people started moving to the Americas (Native Americans)‚ and When the European explorers/settlers clashed

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    Gaite’s El cuarto de atrás and Rosa Montero’s Te trataré como a una reina. How do they influence identity (and specifically gender identity)? Carmen Martin Gaite and Rosa Montero are two female Spanish writers that grew up under the Francoist regime and who where part of the ‘feminist boom’ of Spanish writing that appeared in the ‘transition period’. They concentrated on those traditionally marginalised by society‚ particularly women. The themes concentrated on female issues such as motherhood

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    Colonialism occurs when one nation takes control of another. Unfortunately‚ this is exactly what the British did to the Africans. The British took over their land basically without the Africans knowledge. Although the British created a more developed civilization with the many aspects they brought to Kenya‚ they greatly affected Africans economically‚ politically‚ socially and culturally. With that being stated‚ Kenya would not be the country it is this very day if it weren’t for the British colonizing

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    The conflict between Spanish and Aztecs The Aztecs were an advanced civilization of people with dominant power that lived in the Valley of Mexico. However‚ those people were destined to fall and this was unavoidable. It is unimaginable that such a strong tribe would have a result ending this devastated. The reason why this happened is that in 1519‚ Hernan Cortes who was a Spanish conquistador arrived on the land of Tenochtitlan (Capital city of Aztecs) along with his men. He was welcomed as if a

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    were some of the biggest advantages the Spanish had over the Aztecs? Some of the biggest advantages the Spanish had over the Aztecs were diseases. The Spanish didn’t bring that many weapons nor did they bring many horses. 6.What were the religious beliefs of both groups? Which group tried to convert the other one to their religion? Their religious beliefs were‚ the Mexica believed in Mexicayotl while the Spanish believed in Christianity. The Spanish were trying to convert them. B.Write a

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    Anna Kitamura March 15‚ 2014 World History A2 938 Compare and Contrast Causes After the scientific revolution‚ Enlightenment arose stressing reason‚ thought and power individuals had to solve problems. While Enlightenment philosophes such as Voltaire and Rousseau influenced the ideas developed during the French Revolution‚ Karl Marx and his book the Communist Manifesto spurred revolutionary ideas during the Russian Revolutions. Although both revolutions ended differently (France becoming a dictatorship

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