overpopulation. Aztecs: The Aztecs migrated from further south to the central valley of Mexico during the 12th century. The Aztecs were fearsome‚ conquering their neighbors and forcing them to pay tributes in textiles‚ food‚ and human sacrifices. Spanish conquered this‚ and this was crucial‚ because it gave Spain the largest land empire since Rome and the Aztec’s vast gold reserves. Huitzilopochtli: This was the primary war god of the Aztec religion. Legend says that he directed the Aztecs to establish
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canyons Dams and canals Trade with groups as far as central Mexico‚ Mississippi river valley Pueblo Bonita Chaco canyon‚ New Mexico 5 stories high and over 600 rooms Pueblo Indians Survivors of drought moved to the south and east Named after Spanish explorers since they lived in
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1 OLD WORLD‚ NEW WORLDS THE CHAPTER IN PERSPECTIVE Early modern Europe emerged from its isolation during the Middle Ages by conquering the world’s oceans—opening direct contact and commerce with Africa and Asia and rediscovering America. Before the end of the fourteenth century‚ western Europeans had relied on the mariners and merchants of the Muslim world for their access to the trade and technology of the rest of the known world‚ Africa and Asia. But during the fifteenth century‚ western
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political structures‚ increased trade‚ and brought their religion. This happened because the Spanish conquered the Aztecs and Incas‚ while Portugal took over what is now Brazil. Hernando Cortes conquered the Aztecs while Francisco Pizzarro conquered the Incas. The Aztecs and Incas were two great Native American civilizations. In Latin America‚ slavery remained unchanged. These areas that the Spanish and Portuguese conquered later developed into their own self-governing states. In 1494‚ the
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inhabited the islands of the Indies. The author wrote this document as an objective account of how the Spaniards‚ upon their discovery of the New World‚ have treated the Indians cruelly and tortured them in unthinkable ways. Since the author is Spanish‚ it would be assumed that the article would contain a bias in favour of the Spaniards and yet it does not. De las Casas frequently describes the wickedness of the torture inflicted on the Indians in a way that does not display a bias towards his nationality
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no choice but to go to war to stop Philip * The War of the Spanish Succession (1702 – 1713) * France and Spain vs. England and Portugal * Portugal gets a guarantee that they wont be taken over by Spain * England wins * Treaty of Utrecht (1713) * (Philip will still be king of France) * No union of Spain and France * Gibraltar and Minorca - Straits of Gibraltar (Spanish island) granted to Great Britain * Great access to
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Everybody has his or her own opinion about the Spanish conquistadores being villains or heroes‚ and most classify them as being villains‚ but if we don’t only look at the immoral side we would see that they also brought some important goods for the growth of the Native Americans civilization. They did do a humongous damage to the Native Americans` population‚ culture and religious beliefs‚ but they also brought animals they had never seen‚ new plant life‚ and even some new food that the Native Americans
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Origins of Spanish Civil WarReligion and Economics By: Kristina Russell and Sydney Watson Paper 2: Assess the importance of religious and economic factors in the origins of the Spanish Civil War Separation of Church and State Anticlericalism Distribution of land and equality Thesis In the 1930’s‚ tension between political parties‚ the fight for equality‚ and the separation of church and state caused visible alterations in Spain’s religion and economy leading to anticlericalism and anti-fascist
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prusisyon‚ sa simbahan din naman ang tuloy” or “The procession may be long enough but it will always end in the Church” and talks of the attitude of the Filipinos toward the Spanish culture of religion. The tale of “The Death of Fray Salvador Montano‚ Conquistador of Negros” talks about the period during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines and how the conqueror gets conquered by those he conquers. In the Filipino people’s perspective‚ however‚ comes another story. With Negros’ babaylan‚ Estrella
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The Spanish-American War Throughout history‚ the United States assumed an isolation policy towards foreign Affairs. However‚ with the United States’ cooperation in the Spanish-American war‚ the American’s view shifted to incorporate international trade and foreign empires. In fact‚ the viewpoint of Americans transformed in the 19th century with the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt and the transformation of the American nation towards foreign empires. Thus‚ through the Spanish-American War‚ the
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