rich resources for the Spanish crown in spite of using slave labor from the natives. Through this sacrifice‚ the queen and king of Spain praised Columbus for the accomplishments and the rich resource of gold. The same argument can be made with Hernan Cortes that used La Malinche to translate for him to conquer the Aztecs to attribute them as slave labor. Through the achievement of conquest‚ Spaniards were successful to overpower the tribal armies with technological achievement that had not yet been
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more organized than their Aztec counterpart. The soldiers fought in unison and never gave a second thought on what they were engaging in (Hanson 207). To strengthen their effectiveness‚ they fired in group volleys (Hanson 207). Their leaders‚ Hernán Cortés the most prominent‚ did not just pray together‚ but met with each other (Hanson 207). They argued and discussed tactical solutions to defeat their opponent. Soldiers were even allowed to give input. Aztecs‚ on the other hand‚ were never trained
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as roads. As mentioned previously‚ control of this land has changed several times. In the early 16th century when Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés saw Tenochtitlán for the first time he‚ was amazed by the metropolis he had stumbled upon. His direct comparison of this city was to that of Venice‚ a glorious city in its own right(NY Times) Hernán Cortés had a vision for his new city‚ however‚ that was far cry from the canal laden peaceful city Tenochtitlán once was. In 1521 his forces occupied
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World that was populated by Native Americans was mostly wilderness since most natives were nomadic tribes not many empires were solid‚ giving the conquistadors an idea that they would gain riches by taking advantages of the noble natives‚ such as Hernàn Cortés did with the Aztecs. The conquistadors with their hunger for gold‚ silver and precious metals killed plenty of the natives and without noticing they killed millions more with diseases such as smallpox‚ measles‚ malaria‚ and chicken pox that they
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Chapter 19 Early Latin America Multiple Choice 1. Which of the following was a NOT characteristic of Iberian society? a. b. Absence of slaveholding traditions c. Emphasis on nobility d. Emphasis on patriarchal ideals e. 2. Heavy urbanization Patriarchal families How was the commercial experience of the Portuguese extended to the Americas? a. b. The Portuguese were responsible for the use of galleys in the Atlantic passage c. The Portuguese experience
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My Essay is a discussion of the causes for the Age of Discovery‚ and the early colonization of the Americas‚ the Age of Discovery occurred in Europe‚ in the mid 15th to 16th centuries‚ and describes the time period in which Europe; predominantly Spain; set out to discover a new safe passage to the Indies‚ and Asia. The impetus for the discovery was the continued unrest in the Middle East after the Crusaders had returned to Europe. I will discuss how these events influenced the discovery of the Americas
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Aztec Empire‚ also known as Mexica‚ was formed by certain ethnic groups in Central Mexico‚ especially those who spoke the Nahuatl language and politically and militarily dominated a vast region of Mesoamerica in the XIV‚ XV and XVI. Tenochtitlan in the Valley of Mexico‚ was the capital of the Aztec civilization. In Nahuatl‚ the language of the Mexica‚ Aztecatl means "one who comes from Aztlán". In 1810‚ Alexander von Humbolt coined the term Aztec applicable to all persons associated by commerce‚
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The Spanish Crown‚ Charles I of Spain‚ mainly dominated this political system. A step down in the hierarchy were the governors of the settlements. These governors were carefully selected and placed by the monarchy. An example of these men is Hernan Cortes‚ the governor of what is now Mexico from 1521-1528. The Spanish settlers established what is known as the Encomienda System‚ a system that granted Spanish settlers‚ known as encomenderos‚ the right to extract labor from indigenous peoples. This
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In 1522 the achievements of Hernán Cortes‚ and the return of Pascual de Andagoya from his expedition to the southern part of Panama‚ bringing news of the countries along the shore of the ocean to the south‚ gave him with enthusiasm. With the enthusiasm he went into Panama‚ and Hernando
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Chocolate Table of Contents Introductions……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………page 1 Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….page 2 Why is chocolate the most popular sweet? …………………………………………………………………….page 3 How is dark chocolate different from milk chocolate? …………………………………………………….page 3 How are cocoa beans grown? ………………………………………………………………………………………….page 4 How was discovered? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………page 4 Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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