Savage or Civilized: Aztecs vs The Spanish Imagine what it would of been like if the Aztecs won the battle of 1519 against the Spanish. Would present day Mexico be a lot more different than what it is today? Would of they have been more advanced or a lot more savage? During the past few couple of weeks I’ve learned a lot about the Aztecs and Spanish and how the encounter of these two civilizations from different sides of the world affected the world that we live in now today. I was also
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1 OLD WORLD‚ NEW WORLDS THE CHAPTER IN PERSPECTIVE Early modern Europe emerged from its isolation during the Middle Ages by conquering the world’s oceans—opening direct contact and commerce with Africa and Asia and rediscovering America. Before the end of the fourteenth century‚ western Europeans had relied on the mariners and merchants of the Muslim world for their access to the trade and technology of the rest of the known world‚ Africa and Asia. But during the fifteenth century‚ western
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Paleo-indians: These were the first Americans‚ nomadic hunters and gatherers‚ they dispersed throughout N and S America after crossing Beringia. By 11‚500 years ago‚ they were making stone tools. By 900 years ago‚ they began to cultivate crops. Some began to establish permanent settlements. They reached their peaks of success after they mastered agriculture. Mayans: The Maya established an empire about 2000 years ago in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Their city‚ Teotihuacan housed 100‚000 people
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Spaniards brought Africans to the New World at the very beginning of the Spanish conquest. Spanish influence determined Africans’ social aptitude‚ acculturated them‚ and manipulated their role to serve Spanish needs for production. Despite Spanish dominance‚ Africans were able to retain some resemblance of their own cultural distinction‚ and acted independently against Spanish interests. Africans roles evolved as the Spanish faced problems of satisfying high labor demands and maintaining control
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Christopher Columbus and Bartolome de Las Casas were two men placed in a position of authority over many tribal peoples during the Spanish exploration and conquest of the New World. Representing Christ as a Christian and the Spanish Crown as a chosen representative‚ Columbus formulated a view of the American savages favorable to the Spanish and based on commercial reality. Again representing Christ as a Christian but also the Roman Catholic Church as a priest‚ Las Casas thought of the Indians mainly
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Stories of La Llorona date back to 1502‚ and differ in origins (Santistevan‚ 2007). Most of the stories have things in common. I will be talking about the most common and important points. Stories of La Llorona date back to the time of the conquistadors. This ghostly woman wanders along canals and rivers crying for her missing children. Called in Spanish La Llorona‚ "the Weeping Woman‚" is found in
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According to a press release on the artwork by the “Congreso de la Republica del Peru‚” the painting depicts a true historical event of several Incan women dramatically interrupting the funeral ceremony of their assassinated Atahualpa king. The Spanish conquistador‚ Francisco Pizarro‚ and his men are performing the Christian ceremony on the right side of the painting with much solemnity and apathy. The Incan women‚ however‚ are theatrically depicted on the left side of the painting in protest and mourning
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are examples of competitive nationalism are Spain and Portugal. Beginning with Portugal’s control over the Mediterranean trade routes‚ Spain took the initiative to start claiming land in the New World. By doing so‚ the Spanish sent aggressive conquistadors that claimed as much land that was available. Thus‚ Portugal sent explorers over to claim land. With the complications of the relationship between the two nations‚ the Treaty of Tordesillas was established. This was a rapid change because Spain
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"The Death of Fray Salvador Montano‚ Conquistador of Negros” by Rosario Cruz-Lucero “Bisan ano ka lawig sang prusisyon sa simbahan man guihapon padulong” is Visayan for “Pagkahaba-haba man ng prusisyon‚ sa simbahan din naman ang tuloy” or “The procession may be long enough but it will always end in the Church” and talks of the attitude of the Filipinos toward the Spanish culture of religion. The tale of “The Death of Fray Salvador Montano‚ Conquistador of Negros” talks about the period during the
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beautiful areas he ever traveled to. He reminisces not only of Guatemala’s natural beauty‚ but also its cultural diversity. While he was there‚ he found the timeless cultural heritage of the ancient Mayans‚ and architecture left by the Spanish conquistadors; all thriving in one country. He also had traditional Guatemalan foods in a way he had never encountered in the United States. Natural beauty is not a scarcity in Guatemala. In terms of climate‚ Guatemala is very diverse. The country has both
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