Hernán Cortés is probably one of the most infamous (more well-known in common knowledge) of the Spanish conquistadores who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the Spanish Crown. He is mentioned by Zinn in chapter 1 as an example of the brutality of the conquistadores as well as the motivation and mindset towards their work. In August 1521‚ the Aztec Empire subjugated to Spanish control‚ and Cortés was able
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established an institution known as the encomienda (Native Indians were compelled to labor in the service of Spanish lords‚ aka slavery) Faced with labor shortages‚ Spanish slavers raided the Bahamas and depopulated them Cortes and the Aztecs: Hernan Cortes arrived in Mexico in 1519 Cortes exploited resentment toward the Aztecs to overthrow their empire Smallpox outbreaks undermined the Aztecs ability to resist the
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Chapter 10: Renaissance and Discovery Reading and Study Guide (Divide and Conquer) Taking the time to do a study guide well reduces the time required to study well for an exam. As you invest‚ so shall you prosper…. BIG QUESTIONS: (as you work through the chapter‚ keep these questions in mind) 1. What were the politics‚ culture‚ and art of the Italian Renaissance like? 2. What was the political struggle within Italy and how was it affected by foreign intervention? 3. Who were the powerful new monarchies
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a Global World 1. Renaissance Changes Europe 1300-1500 Republics‚ civic humanism‚ ideology‚ guilds 2. West African Society and Slavery Vasco da Gama 3. Europeans Explore America Reconquista‚ Columbus 4. The Spanish Conquest Hernan Cortes‚ encomiendas‚ Columbian Exchange D. Rise of Protestant England 1. Protestant Movement Indulgences‚ Calvinism‚ predestination‚ Anglicanism 2. Dutch and English Challenge Spain Outwork‚ mercantilism 3. Social Causes of English Expansion
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The Impact of Historical Processes in the Caribbean. Migratory movements and the establishments of patterns of settlements by different groups within the Caribbean from pre-Columbian times to the present. The development of systems of productions: Encomienda‚ Slavery‚ Indentureship and the plantation system. Responses of Caribbean people to oppression and genocide: resistance‚ development of peasant groups. Movements towards independence Political enfranchisement Movement towards Independence
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Chapter 1 Study Guide The Spanish Empire in the Americas 1. Three arguments’ that Juan Gines de Sepulveda used to justify enslaving the Native Americans were for gold‚ ore deposits‚ and for God’s sake and man’s faith in him. 2. Three arguments that Bartolome de las Casas gave in attacking Spanish clonial policies in the New World were the Indians eating human flesh‚ worshiping false gods‚ and also‚ he believed that the Indians were cowardly and timid. 3. For comparisons that Sepulveda
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Mexican Cookery‚ an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled‚ as with seasoned chopped meat‚ lettuce‚ tomatoes‚ and cheese. In Spanish the word is used to describe a light snack. This definition does not come close to describing the culinary delight we call the taco. The taco is a symbol of Mexican food and is one of its most popular and well known forms. Corn has been used as a food source for the indigenous people of the Mexicas since 3000 BC. The Aztecs made flat bread out of it and
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Term | Definition | Historical Reference | Picture | Versailles | is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. | The court of Versailles was the centre of political power in France from 1682‚ when Louis XIV moved from Paris‚ until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the beginning of the French Revolution. | | St. Petersburg | is a city and a federal subject (a federal city) of Russia. | | | Isfahan | is the capital Province
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AP U.S. History: Unit 1.1 HistorySage.com CONTACT: Europeans & Amerindians I. Overview—big ideas By 1600 Europeans had created the world’s first truly global economy. Meanwhile‚ the "age of discovery" resulted in the greatest human catastrophe the world has ever known: 90% of Amerindians died by 1600; slavery of tens of millions of Africans. Cultural differences between European and Amerindians were so immense that major conflict occurred in the 15th‚ 16th and 17th centuries. Summary
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Chapter 12 The mechanical Revolution occurred from the eighteenth to nineteenth hundreds of years‚ was a period amid which dominatingly agrarian‚ country social orders in Europe and America got to be modern and urban. Preceding the Industrial Revolution‚ which started in Britain in the late 1700s‚ assembling was frequently done in individuals’ homes‚ utilizing hand instruments or essential machines. Industrialization denoted a movement to fueled‚ uncommon reason apparatus‚ manufacturing plants and
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