After arriving in Mexico‚ the alliance with the Tlaxcalan Indians was the smartest move made by the Spaniards. It was unchallenging for the Aztec soldiers to occupy the smaller Spanish forces without the help of the native tribes. By the time Tenochtitlan was beleaguered‚ 300‚000 Aztec soldiers were overreached and the Spanish entered the mainland of Mexico with 600 men‚ 17 horses and 10 cannons. But the real question is that why did Tlaxcalan choose to make alliance with the Spanish and not the
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The Spanish arrived in Mexico in 1519 and in Peru in 1532. They conquered both the Aztec and the Incan empires and created an empire with two divisions. One was The Viceroyalty of New Spain and the other was The Viceroyalty of Peru. Their main goal was to find gold and although they found some‚ it wasn’t enough for them to become rich. They took one seventh of the adult male Indian population from each district to a mountain that was known for having lots of silver. They were required to work in
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Grace Chrisopoulos Section 029 4/21/2024 Title In the early 16th century‚ Hernan Cortes set out to conquer the Mexica empire. During this conquest‚ Cortes and his army encountered the native Mexican army. The Mexican warriors saw Cortes’ army on their horses and reacted in a way that caused Cortes to believe they saw the horses as gods. Their vastly different spiritual and worldly views created misinterpretations of the other group’s actions. Therefore‚ rather than believing the horses the Spanish
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Motives for British Imperialism in Africa Before the Europeans began the New Imperialism in Africa‚ very little was known about the inner parts of the continent. However‚ after some explorers delved deeper into the heart of Africa‚ the Europeans soon realized how economically important this area was‚ and how much they could profit from it. At the time‚ Britain had only small occupations of land in Africa‚ but after they realized that they could make money from the rich resources from the inner regions
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Audrey Hamblen Victoria Anderson AP U.S. History August 14‚ 2014 Motives‚ Problems‚ and Rewards of European Exploration European expansion in the 1400’s was an unforeseen event that changed everything. This age endowed Europe to control something it never thought it could. With the persuasion of firm motives‚ the Europeans and their countries endured troublesome problems and prospered with advantageous rewards during the age of exploration and expansion. What provoked European countries
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Social Psychology: Characteristics‚ Motives‚ and Situationism PSYCH/550 May 27‚ 2013 Social Psychology: Characteristics‚ Motives‚ and Situationism According to Fiske (2010)‚ the classic definition of social psychology is‚ “the scientific attempt to explain how the thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behaviors of individuals are influenced by the actual‚ imagined‚ or implied presence of other human beings” [ (p. 4) ]. In other words‚ where general psychology is the study of human behavior on an individual
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narrow minded and a very judgmental person‚ who didn’t want to accept any authority but her own. According to a church hierarchy‚ a nun was a subordinate to the priest‚ no matter how smart or experienced she was‚ she had no power. That was another motive for Sister Aloysius to dislike Father Flynn. She wanted him to be removed from St. Nicholas‚ which would grant her the only authority. That is also a reason that she tried to make Father Flynn confess‚ because no one would pay attention to her accusations
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information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t901682222 Travelling with a Purpose: Understanding the Motives and Benefits of Volunteer Vacationers Sally Brown a a Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management‚ Purdue University‚ Indianapolis‚ Indiana‚ USA To cite this Article Brown‚ Sally(2005) ’Travelling with a Purpose: Understanding the Motives and Benefits of Volunteer Vacationers ’‚ Current Issues in Tourism‚ 8: 6‚ 479 — 496 To link to this Article: DOI: 10
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The Real Motives Behind the Crusades The Crusades were more the result of ulterior motives of benefit‚ rather than the desire to wipe out the Muslims. The Pope at the time‚ Pope Urban‚ wanted the Crusades for his own benefit. The knights and had also gone on the Crusades for themselves. Everyday laymen also went on the Crusades to benefit themselves. Merchants went to profit themselves as well. Christians and Muslims at some points in history were even able to live in harmony. The Crusades was
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Why would anyone want to go through the trouble of colonizing? The English had such motives that compelled them to leave their motherland. It was for the reasons of seeking freedom‚ seeing there was nothing in Britain for them‚ and success accessed by other nations. England set up strict rules and laws. Those who sought a bit of adventure naturally took off. Others were motivated to find religious freedom. Lord Baltimore set up Maryland for the sake of his fellow Catholics. Since England was primarily
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