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    later became the dominant partner and gained total control of the entire valley. Conquering city after city‚ Moctezuma and his warrior empire took food‚ luxury goods‚ exotic raw materials and war captives. The prisoners of war were saved for sacrifices to the gods. Embarking on a journey of his own in search of gold‚ General Hernando Cortes lead his group of Spanish troops into the path of the powerful Moctezuma monarchy. After meeting face to face‚ both men seemingly viewed the other with mutual respect

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    LaGuardia Community College The English Language Center Zully Katherin Patiño Viviescas Professor Paul Metzger June 8‚ 2013 Saturday Program Level 6- Spring 2013 Spanish versus English Proficiency in a second language involves the acquisition of range of knowledge and skills conditioned in part by experiences lived that will help you in your personal or

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    Adjectives What are they? In Spanish as well as in English‚ an adjective describes the person‚ things‚ etc. that a noun refers to. We use adjectives to say what a person is like or seems like Adjectives can give us information about: • Quality • Size • Age • Temperature • Shape • Colour • Origin An adjective can also describe the idea(s) contained in a whole group of words -Robert’s ideas about the future are absurd They can give general or precise information -What ’s the car like

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    Name:______________ Period:_____________ Unit 4 Homework Packet Periodic Table (70 pts) Historical Background of the Periodic Table (pp. 113-116) 1. What did John Newlands contribute to the Periodic Table? 2. List three ideas Mendeleev used to design the modern Periodic Table. (3) a. b. c. 3. How did Moseley modify the Periodic Table? Characteristics of the Periodic Table (pp. 117-122) 4. Do the periods of the table go horizontal or vertical across the table? 5. Do the groups of the

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    The main Spanish motives for colonization were for Gold‚ God and Glory. Many European nations were beginning to look towards new lands after the catastrophic bubonic plague that killed more than a third of the people on the continent and damaged the already weak economy. The first motive of the Spaniards was to become one of the prominent sea faring nations in order to compete with Portugal then the preeminent maritime most powerful seafaring nation in Europe and claim lands for Spain. When the

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    The French‚ Spanish‚ and English all tried to colonize the Western Hemisphere. The French colonization in America started in the 16th century‚ and continued through centuries as France created an empire in the Western Hemisphere. They founded most colonies in the east of the U.S.A‚ and many Caribbean islands. The English were one of the most important colonizers of the Americas‚ and really had a rivalry against the Spanish. The English began colonizing in the late 16th century and came out on top

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    designs of the Chinese Empire‚ martine exploration became possible. The technologies spread across Europe‚ and having accelerating mapmaking skills‚ navigation‚ sailing knowledge‚ and ship design gave the Europeans the advantage to rediscovering the New World in 1492 (619). European powers such as the Spanish and English were able to eventually establish colonies in the New World‚ although at different times‚ the Spanish being the first of all of the Europeans. The English and Spanish colonies had numerous

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    The English and Spanish had numerous motivations for colonization and conquests of the New World which were very similar‚ yet different at times. England seemed to be overpopulating and the English were in the need for more land‚ the ‘non-believers’ and others had to deal with religious persecution from the Church of England‚ and persons such as John Smith went for individual glory. The Spanish on the other hand were after gold and Peru-silver from‚ they had a certain rivalry with the English which

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    The Fall of the Spanish Empire The Spanish Empire experienced a time of massive growth and exploration which came to an end in 1588. By 1598 Phillip III had inherited Spain with a bankrupt economy. This marked the decline of the great empire that had controlled an extensive amount of territories. Its decline can be attributed to the massive influx of gold and silver into the economy during the Age of Exploration which made Spain temporarily wealthy but had irreversible negative long term economic

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    Student Teacher Class Date English VS. Spanish Colonization Although the English and Spanish both sought to sail across the Atlantic and explore to conquer the New World for their own unique reasons‚ the conditions and experiences they faced differed greatly. Spain claimed to have conquered the New World first with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492‚ while the English claimed to have done so with the establishment of Jamestown in 1607. Spain and England both colonized the Americas and

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