was at its most hit‚ when Moctezuma II ruled. But this fierce and powerful empire came to its end when Hernan Cortes conquered the empire in 1521. There are four factors which caused the demise of the Aztec Empire. They are: Alliances (The conquistadors made alliance with tribes who didn’t like the Aztecs) Weapons (Spaniards had advanced weaponry and horses‚ to their advantage) The Spaniards had advanced weaponry and horses. These things were unknown to the Aztecs‚ which caused fear. Geography-
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Prior to Christopher Columbus’s exploration to the Americas‚ there were many things that Europe lacks and many things that the Native Americans lacked. There were no domesticated animals in America before the English came‚ they relied the transporting of goods on Llamas‚ as they were the biggest animals on the land. There were scarcely any mammals left in America after the ice age. The summer of 1492 Queen Isabella of Spain sent Columbus on the biggest and most monumental exploration that discovered
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Critical Thinking/Reading Questions: Part of the summer assignment too!!! These questions require you to apply the information that you have been reading and on which you have been making notes. This requires you to THINK about what you’ve read and written. You will have to synthesize a response based on what you have read as well as prior knowledge on the material. You are encouraged to write formal answers to each of the questions; however‚ this is not required! CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS
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ancient Maya were the first to settle on the land. They were well developed‚ advanced‚ and exceptionally skilled. However‚ in 1524‚ their control would be challenged and the course of the land forever changed. Enter Pedro de Alvarado‚ a Spanish conquistador with a proficient past. Arriving in Guatemala with 120 horsemen‚ 300 soldiers‚ and several hundred Mexican auxiliaries‚ Alvarado began to explore. His expedition met great resistance with a large
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as wild turkeys‚ llamas‚ and alpacas‚ were brought back to Europe. Native American Indians traded furs with the Europeans‚ which were luxury items throughout Europe. The discovery of lands rich in gold‚ silver‚ and other treasures prompted the conquistadors to launch expeditions to the Americas‚ while reports of newly discovered lands abundant in resources‚ lured many other Europeans to the Americas in search of a new and better life. The Native American Indians had no beasts of burden‚ no plows
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Memorable A story wrote from many others The Thousand And One Nights has no true author. Wrote over the last few centuries its authors are unknown and many. This was the first thing that I thought was amazing about this text. It is a compiled component of so many people who we may never know. It is a piece of history that normal people were able to pass on. I enjoyed the uniqueness of the stories. A Thousand And One Nights was the best critique assigned in this class‚ due to it being truly
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Cortes was a Spanish conquistador who led the expedition to the Aztecs. He landed on the coast of Mexico in 1519 with an army of around 600 men‚ 16 horses and a few cannons. Cortes and his men made their way inland to the capital of the Aztecs‚ capturing cities and gaining extra soldiers from the people who were left after his men took over. He spoke to the natives through his translator Malinche‚ a young Indian woman. They made their way to Tenochtitlan‚ where Aztecs were conquering and sacrificing
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Día De Los Muertos‚ also known as Day of the Dead‚ is a holiday that is now celebrated in Mexico and in parts of America‚ but Day of the Dead originates from over 3000 years ago. When the Spanish conquistadors had arrived to central Mexico they saw the Aztec’s had a celebration that they believed had mocked death‚ but in reality it celebrated death. The Aztec’s had believed that life was a dream and when death comes your life is continued. The Spanish had originally tried to put an end to it but
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Prince Henry the Navigator Mercantilism Hernando Cortes Roanoke John Cabot Mestizos Martin Luther Enclosure Movement John Calvin Merchant Capitalists Predestination The Plantation Model Encomiendas Conquistadors The English Reformation Separatists Questions: On a separate sheet of paper‚ answer the following question in paragraph form. 1. Describe the Indian societies (both north and south) and their geographic distribution before the coming
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least two: Two of the institutions that were created by the Latin colonial governments to maintain control over subjugated peoples were the Encomeienda system and the Council of the Indies. The Enomienda system were rights granted to the earlier conquistador. It granted the labor of a group of Indians to an individual Spainaird. It allowed the encomendero to force groups if natives to work for him. Many groups were already subject to a system of labor tribute under the Aztec or Inca. The Council
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