Hernán Cortés was for the most part responsible for the conquest of the Mexicans. He was Spanish conquistador who pursued to gain wealth and admiration. “…to investigate rumors of a fabulously wealthy kingdom somewhere in the interior of the mainland.” (American Promise‚ pg. 34) Cortes and his army were welcomed and were given gold. Consequently‚ Spaniards’ greed grew‚ and Cortés took Montezuma captive‚ then murdering him. “Cortes took Montezuma hostage and held him under house arrest‚ hoping to
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DBQ Chapter 12 The role of Mongol dominance in the integration of Eurasia was an important role because of inventions‚ their ideas‚ and the politics. The inventions of the Mogols helped to turn them into a huge melting pot. In document 4 we learned of their invention of the passport. This allowed people to move to travel around the empire easier with less hassle. While they moved they carried their ideas and told other about them which cause that to spread causing many diverse ideas among the
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During the 1200s‚ many people were affected by the violence and brutality of the Mongols. Their empire spread from northern China all the way to Russia and Europe‚ just on the backs of their horses. Every Mongol leader had one motive in mind - to conquer and kill. These ruthless soldiers spent their lives travelling and conquering many towns and major cities‚ leaving nothing behind but messages of their defeat. The Barbarians were proved to be truly ¨barbaric¨ by the writings of John of Plano Carpini
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will descend on Japan for the Soccer World Cup next summer‚ when it plays co-host with Korea. What they’ll find there is the epicenter of Asia’s youth‚ media‚ and fashion culture: the place and people who decide what’s chic and what’s hip for much of Asia. Even trends from America and Europe are filtered through Japan‚ and its capital‚ Tokyo‚ first. Japanese brands like Nintendo‚ Sega‚ Sony‚ "Hello Kitty‚" "Pokemon‚" and "Purikura" are the brands of choice for Asian teens. And pop culture phenomena
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION This report is about new management accounting techniques that AirAsia can apply in their organisation to enable them to sustain its competitive advantage as Asia’s leading low cost carrier (LCC). In this report‚ it’s also stated types of new management accounting technique and the important of these techniques. Besides‚ this report also explain in detailed about balanced scorecard for example‚ the definition‚ person that responsible in introduce this techniques
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in which power manifests itself in Southeast Asia? Illustrate your answer with at least 3 examples. The concept of power is one that has existed in Southeast Asia for a long period of time. Unlike that of the Western regions‚ where power is more of a concept and is intangible‚ power in Southeast Asia is more concrete and real. Power is defined as the possession of control or command over others (Dictionary.com‚ n.d.) In the context of Southeast Asia‚ power is gained through control of powerful
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1. The conquest of Canaan as described in these two sources has a lot in common. First off both of the accounts show that the people of Israel were invading all kinds of foreign people. They had received instructions from God on how to go about obtaining this land. In both of the two accounts the people are commanded to invade‚ conquer‚ and then exterminate all the people living in these cities. There are exceptions to this though; Rehab and the man who showed the spies where to enter are two exceptions
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The most brutal and savage conquerors of time were the Mongols. Nomadic tribe starting in China‚ the Mongols became one of the largest land mass empires with the overcome of expansion. Although‚ they were savage and killed more than millions of civilians across the nation; the Mongols did plenty of positive effects. From the great leader Genghis Khan‚ intelligence they carried‚ and also the good tactics in military to much many more. Born with the name Temujin‚ but better known as Genghis Khan the
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Leon Harmon Period 3 APWH Mongols A brute‚ a cannibal‚ a hooligan‚ a monster‚ a rascal‚ and a barbarian all describe a savage person in a primitive state or a person without culture‚ refinement or education. Barbarians have always been seen as uncivilized‚ wild‚ savage‚ crude‚ and uneducated. So is it just to describe the Mongols as such? The answer is no. The Mongols were not barbaric. As the documents discussed in this essay demonstrate‚ they had highly sophisticated military tactics;
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battlefield was located in north central France‚ between Tours and Poitiers. The Muslim defeat caused the spread of Islam to be temporarily halted. The victorious Franks were led by their king‚ Charles Martel. The Muslim army at this time was on a conquest throughout the western world and had already swept through Africa‚ conquering the North African kingdoms stretching from Egypt to Morocco. From there‚ they conquered Spain and invaded Gaul conquering one city after another. The Frankish army intercepted
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