The Spanish had no idea how lucky they were that the Aztecs misunderstood who they were and why they were there. The Spanish conquistadors were looking for lands to conquer‚ gold to capture‚ and people to convert to the Catholic religion. The Spanish were amazed at what they found in the capital city of Tenochtitlan. Everything was clean. There were “eating houses” and hairdressers. You could buy medicines and herbs and all kinds of food. You could buy meat and game. There were streets that
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The Indians were stuck with decimation and weakening of empires before the Europeans arrived‚ and it only got worse once they did. The Spanish Conquistadors‚ English Colonists‚ French and Dutch traders and explorers‚ all greatly affected the political and economic systems of the Indians both positively and negatively. The Columbian Exchange brought tools and guns in addition to many more helpful things
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Factors Causing 2 Many different factors ultimately led to the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. Many of the factors could be considered luck and it can be mind boggling how the Spanish took on the largest empire of the day with only a handful of soldiers and weapons. The reasons the Spanish were able to control and systematically destroy the Aztecs was because of their alliances with neighboring cultures‚ their advanced weapons‚ their domesticated animals‚ disease‚ and the luckiest part of
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1. Explain current beliefs about how the first peoples settled North America‚ and discuss the ways in which they became differentiated from one another over time. 2. Describe the founding of European nations’ first colonies in the New World. The information in our text shows many different opinions on how North America was settled. An example would be the discovery of the Kennewick man. The discovery of the skeletal remains opened the door to more opinions of North American Settlement. It is
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During the 16th century‚ the Spaniards had dominance over the Incans’ territory‚ exposing the Incans to diverse weapons. In this Age of Exploration‚ the Spanish conquistadors such as Francisco Pizarro and his followers were devising a plan to attack the Incan Emperor‚ Atahuallpa. The conquistadors attained their goal and were soon taking over the entire Incan Empire. This period was very effective for the Europeans and their own prudence helped them be dominant in the battle of Cajamarca. The Spanish
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(pg. 372) While we got a positive view of the Americas from Columbus‚ we see the dark side of the exploration of the conquistadors from the account of Bernardino de Sahagún. (Account) We see many times where the natives are terrorized‚ plundered‚ and intimidated throughout. (Account) Instead of the simplicity of the natives being admired and understood‚ it is entirely manipulated
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Many of the items taken to Europe are still in use today and have had become part of the Europeans. Many things have change since the conquistadors came but one of the things that haven’t change much is the use of the corn which still plays a very important part on their diet. Mexico has done very well preserving their indigenous roots by keeping the ancient ways of cooking. This amazing food
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Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador who pillaged and explored the Mexican region of South America. Hernán’s early life was a very unique one. Even though he went to school for law‚ fate had him taking another profession. Hernán Cortés is widely known for his historic invasions and explorations. He tricked the Aztec empire and ultimately destroyed the powerful empire. Although his life was filled with excitement‚ riches‚ and fame‚ he died struggling with debts and other grievances. His early
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The history of the conquest of Yucatán includes many shifts of power and territory. Many conquistadors conquered this diamond-shaped region only to have it fall to another leader. The native Maya were a strong group of inhabitants and protected their land with passion. This is demonstrated in the account of the conquest led by the Montejos. Eventually‚ Yucatán was officially colonized by the Spanish family of Montejos‚ although they did not have a major impact on the culture of the Maya. The king
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fields. Tools made out of steel were much stronger and a lot better than tools made out of copper. Steel tools such as the rapier swords used by Spanish conquistadors and their harkabus guns‚ when encountering new fights and people‚ were like bringing a gun to a fist fight. Although other civilizations had weapons like spears‚ the spanish conquistadors’ guns and steel swords were much more powerful and effective. Finally‚ the last part to Jared Diamond’s answer‚ is germs. When the Europeans traveled
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