Columbian Exchange: Chocolate (Interaction between humans and the environment) Chocolate orginated in central and South America from the cacao tree (pronounced "ka-kow"). The earliest use and cultivation of the cacao tree has been dated as far back as 1400 B.C. in Honduras‚ by the Olmecs. Chocolate was initially made into a type of beverage called xocolatl by the mesoamerican people‚ a nahuatl word meaning "bitter water" due to the cacao tree’s bitter taste when unfermented. Chocolate
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Megan Kight US History before 1877 Mid-Term 1. Henry the Navigator was the prince/king of Portugal. His mother convinces him to take over Portugal. He starts with Morocco. He decided to invest in the University. He studies sailing. People are now attracted to learn about sailing as well. He goes to Portugal‚ and makes his way down to Africa. He learns longitude. Two merchants go to Ethiopia to find Prestor John. They run across Muslim merchants that tell them they can get around Africa
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Nguyen‚ Timothy 7-A 5/3/12 Ms. Yao How did the Aztecs Rise to Power? How did the Aztecs rise to power? To conquer is to acquire by force of arms. This is how the Aztecs took over more territory in its rise to power. They fought for land and constructed more land to create the magnificent city of Tenochtitlan in the middle of Lake Texicoco. They used many techniques to get food‚ survive and strive. The Aztecs had a vast empire of allies
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The movie Road to El Dorado was modeled around the historical event of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. It was a movie that was supposed to be full of humor that treaded the line of being very disrespectful to me. The Spanish conquests were a gruesome battle which millions of innocent people were killed. How can you turn a tragic event in history into an animated film‚ what’s next an animated film of the holocaust? Very poor judgment on making this movie by Dreamworks in my opinion. Two men
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The Broken Spears is written by Miguel Leon-Portilla‚ he gives the accounts of which the Aztec Empire falls to the Spanish in the 16th century. The book‚ Broken Spears‚ shows the view of the Aztecs more over than the Spanish‚ Miguel Leon-Portilla describes the many reasons as to why the Spanish were successful in the victory against the Aztec empire. The Spanish had technology advantages over the Aztecs‚ and they also had the poor leadership of Motecuhzoma. One of the most notable factors that caused
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3.02 México interior - Práctica A. Answer the following about the Aztecs and the Conquistadors. 1. Describe the life of the Aztecs. What is Tenochtitlan? How big was that city? The Aztecs were like any other society. Tenochtitlan was the capital city which had around 100‚000 people. 2. What was sold at the Aztec market? They sold almost anything. Things such as hand woven cloth‚ food‚ and birds. 3. What was the main staple of the Aztec diet? The main staple of the Aztec diet was
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Making Sense of Chaos: What Happened in the Yucatán During early times of exploration and conquest‚ political power Spain maintained a reputation for inflexible‚ vicious conquests that led to the quick expansion of their empire. However‚ upon discovery of the Yucatán Peninsula in the early 1500s‚ the Spaniards were slow and relatively unsuccessful in the peninsula’s conquering. While the Spanish explorers might indeed have been the first foreign body to penetrate the Yucatán‚ control within the
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Dear‚ Elisabeth de la ma Mom‚ Victor de la ma Dad‚ Patchow You know the gold and riches that you are bathing in‚ say thanks to my heroic conquer of the Aztecs. This was my hardest and bravest act of all. At first‚ though I came with the wretched Velasquez who wanted to me to farm. Yeah‚ he wanted me to till the land but I said “I came here to gold‚ not till the land like a peasant. So I decided to aim high‚ aim for the Aztecs. IT all started in 1504 where I left for Spain to seek money
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A tourist walks down a busy Mexico City street towards the Zócalo expecting mariachi bands‚ authentic Mexican food vendors‚ and an extravagant cathedral. As the tourist nears the plaza‚ these expectations are partially met; the Cathedral of Mexico City towers over the National Palace‚ mariachi bands rush to perform‚ and a Kentucky Fried Chicken sits next to a McDonald’s (Guillermoprieto 42). The tourist’s expression is now one of confusion as he wonders how fast-food chains and other United States
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3.02 México interior - Práctica A. Answer the following about the Aztecs and the Conquistadors. 1. Describe the life of the Aztecs. What is Tenochtitlan? How big was that city? The Life of the Aztecs was filled with war. They spent a lot of time dedicated to their gods. Tenochitlan was the Aztec Capital. Tenochtitlan used to be a big city in Mexico(present day Mexico City). 2. What was sold at the Aztec market? Fruits‚ veggies‚ grains‚ and other necessities. 3. What was the main staple
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