all‚ the Aztec Empire. After Christopher Columbus “discovered” America‚ the Spaniards carried out expeditions to find gold and riches from these faraway lands. In 1521‚ about 500 Spanish soldiers arrived in Mexico‚ headed by an ambitious man: Hernán Cortés. At this time‚ the Aztecs had built a great empire that ruled over all Mesoamérica. So the Spaniards decided to direct their attacks towards them. The indigenous nations that were under the Aztec rule were tired of the physical and economic hardships
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economy and become a dominant power in Europe. Portugal the 2. 1476 – Pizarro was a Conquistador from Spain who defeated Inca Empire. Because of his success‚ Spain was able to expand into the Americas and acquire the treasure of the Incas 3. 1485 – Hernan Cortes was a Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Aztec s. He gave the control of Mexico and its plentiful supply of gold to Spain 4. The Audencia was a Spanish court established in the New World to allow the monarchy to supervise the administration
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The Spanish conquistador‚ Francisco Pizarro (Pizarro) once argued‚ “There lies Peru with its riches; here‚ Panama and its poverty. Choose‚ each man‚ what best becomes a brave Castilian.” Reports of Peru ’s riches and the heroic stories of other conquistador’s success against the Aztec Empire in Mexico tantalized all of Spain. This influenced Pizarro to plead with the Spanish king‚ Charles V‚ for permission to undertake an expedition to claim Peru‚ the home of the Inca Empire‚ in the name of the Spain
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Connor Penn Mrs.Bagnell AP World History 11 December 2014 Mesoamerican DBQ When people think of the early Native Americans that were found by the early Spanish and Portuguese explorers‚ they would probably think of mindless human beings that hadn’t been exposed to western culture. These people would be entirely wrong. The early Mesoamericans had many technological and intellectual accomplishments that they had used and perfected to create thriving civilizations. This was all accomplished from the
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find direct routes to Asian markets. The Spanish wanted in on the wealth and power and sent Christopher Columbus to find an easier route to travel to India. He unexpectedly landed in the Americas and the Spanish later sent out explorers‚ such as Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro‚ to establish colonies in the Americas and acquire valuable resources for Spain. The Spanish conquistadors converted the peoples of Mesoamerica to Christianity and also discovered silver as they established colonies. Additionally
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As Rivera’s trip to America in the 1930s swept him through a whirlwind of artistic transformation‚ the Mexican muralist bequeathed a wide array of both admired and detested artworks across the country. Perhaps his most infamous creation‚ whether a product of defiance or miscommunication‚ found itself brushed across a prominent wall of Rockefeller Center in New York City in 1934. Man at the Crossroads‚ a piece commissioned by business magnate Nelson Rockefeller‚ stirred loathsome sentiments within
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Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 which divided the lands East of the demarcation line (halfway between the Cape Verde Islands) to Portugal and the lands west of that to Spain. Keeping within these boundaries‚ explorers such as Christopher Columbus‚ Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro (among many others) scoured the newly discovered Americas in search of new land‚ but also new sources of wealth. Upon reaching the Americas‚ both in Mexico and the surrounding areas as well as South America‚ one of the main
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happen to Santa Anna army they suffered a lot of casualties and was forced to withdraw and then this led to taking over Veracruz led by Gen. Winfield Scott. The U.S. torps started to march towards Mexico City‚ they followed the same route that Hernan Cortes followed when he invaded the Aztec
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influence 5. Francisco Pizarro- (motive) landed on the Pacific coast of South America with steel weapons‚ gunpowder‚ and horses. Lucky because the Inca Empire succumbed to an epidemic of smallpox‚ too advantage of situation by seizing Atahualpa 6. Hernan Cortes-(motive) landed at Veracruz‚ on Gulf of Mexico‚ marched to the city of Tenochtitlan where Aztecs rules. Tlaxcala‚ a state what the arrived at Tenochtitlan‚ thought they were gods offering gifts of gold but was lead to disaster 7. Christopher Columbus-(motive)
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The trebuchet is a type of siege engine originating in China sometime before the fourth century and used primarily during battle throughout the middle ages. This large artillery weapon worked by launching projectiles great distances to destroy walls to rubble or to throw diseased corpses over castle wall. One of the first documented use of a trebuchet was a traction trebuchet used at the Battle of Caishi in 1161‚ where trebuchets operated by the Song Dynasty fired bombs composed of lime and sulfur
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