The Amazing Aztecs is the second exhibit in the museum. The Aztecs were one of the most famous pre-Columbian cultures. Located in present day Mexico and Central America‚ the Aztecs presided over a vast empire. Ultimately destroyed by the Spanish Conquistadors‚ the Aztec empire was still at the height of their power and culture when they fell. There are several similarities between this empire and other cultures of Mesoamerica. The Aztecs had a complex culture of their own‚ of which religion was an
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South America Posters‚ movies‚ words are techniques used in propaganda. Propaganda is information not necessarily correct‚ that is used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. Throughout time propaganda has caused a great deal of conflicts‚ it has been used by many to convince societies that they are right and to attack the opposing individuals. Propaganda is commonly used during wars for example during World War 1 posters were put around the nation telling
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The Aztecs were an Native Indian tribe‚ located in modern day Mexico‚who ruled a huge part of Mexican territory from the 1400’s to the 1500’s‚ before they were conquered by Hernando Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors. The Aztecs had one of the most advanced civilizations in the Americas and built cities as large as any in Europe at that time. They had a very unique culture compared to the Spaniards‚ for example they practiced a religion that affected every part of their lives and featured human
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out with very small possessions and little to accompany him in his journey‚ Hernando Cortes‚ a Spanish conquistador‚ traveled halfway across the world searching for these precious items. He would write to his king during his expedition‚ informing him of conquering city by city and gaining more power by the day‚ all in favor of fulfilling his dreams. Hernando Cortez was a Spanish conquistador that is mainly known for defeating and conquering the Aztec Empire. He was born in Medellin‚ Spain in 1485
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and valor. Have you grown weary of your servants? Are you angry with your servants‚ oh giver of life?” (Sixteenth century Nahuatl Poem) This poem written after the conquistadors had conquered most of what they dubbed New Spain. Today‚ I hope to inform you about one of the most reviled‚ ruthless‚ and ambitious conquistadors to have been a part of the Spanish colonization of modern day Mexico and Central America‚ Don Pedro de Alvarado. I have done extensive research and as a first generation
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they established relationships‚ some friendly and some hostile‚ with indigenous Americans. Spain’s most prominent reasons for exploration were its search for trading routes‚ wealth‚ national glory‚ and the hope to spread Catholicism. Spanish conquistadors hoped to find gold and slaves‚ and in 1519 Hernan Cortes arrived at Tanochtitlan‚ the center of the Aztec empire‚ and easily conquered the Aztec city. Spain established colonies in multiple places stretching across the Andes Mountains through present-day
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million people come see Machu Picchu. Some things that the villagers had left behind was the memories‚ there homes and even their culture. With the arrival of Francisco Pizarro and his conquistadors in 1592‚ the Inca empire was seriously threatened for the first time. Tricked into meeting with the conquistadors in a "peaceful" meeting Incan emperor‚ Atahualpa‚ was kidnapped and held for ransom. His ransom was paid and he was promised to be set free‚ but was strangled to death by the Spaniards.
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When Jesus Came‚ the Corn Mothers Went Away: Marriage‚ Sexuality‚ and Power in New Mexico‚ 1500-1846 Megan Prue History 1700 American Civilization- Section 004 Dr. Roger C. Blomquist September 21‚ 2011 When Jesus Came‚ The Corn Mothers Went Away gives an in-depth history of the Pueblo Indians before and after the Spanish conquest. It describes the forced changes the Spanish brought to the Indians‚
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The First Civilizations of North America/Old Worlds‚ New Worlds 15‚000 years ago‚ during the Ice Age the first humans’ inhabitants walked across the Bering Land Bridge from Siberia to Alaska of what will become America creating a new civilization. The Siberian descendants slowly spread out to the east and south of the continent‚ and build complex societies. Anthropologists have found a variety of language and culture; depending on the environmental conditions many of the tribes that lived in close
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As a conquistador under the command of Hernán Cortes‚ Bernal Diaz witnessed some of Latin America’s most interesting and least chronicled history. He was fortunate enough to be one of a select few Europeans to experience the Aztec empire at its height and to visit Tenochtitlan prior to its downfall. In an era where personal accounts of the historical occurrences are almost nonexistent‚ Bernal Diaz’s The True History of the Conquest of New Spain provides virtually the only window into this period
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