unpromising. There were cocoa beans‚ today’s source of all our chocolate and cocoa. The King and Queen never dreamed how important cocoa beans could be‚ and it remained for Hernando Cortez‚ the great Spanish explorer‚ to grasp the commercial possibilities of the New World offerings. During his conquest of Mexico‚ Cortez found the Aztec Indians using cocoa beans in the preparation of the royal drink of the realm‚ "chocolatl"‚ meaning bitter water. In 1519‚ Emperor Montezuma‚ who reportedly drank 50
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government give Indians to colonists so they can “Christianize” them. The Conquest of Mexico > Hernán Cortéz (1519): sailed for Mexico and picked up 2 interpreters of the Aztec language on the way. He learned of gold in Tenochtitlán and the Aztec chief Moctezuma. > Moctezuma believed Cortéz was the god Quetzalcoatl. > June 30‚ 1520: The Aztecs attacked the greedy Spaniards. > August 13‚ 1521: Cortéz laid siege and the empire collapsed. > Spanish intermarried with natives and created mestizo
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cloth wove by hand or birds that had beautiful feathers‚ you could always buy lots of delecious fruit‚ most important corn 3. What was the main staple of the Aztec diet? corn 4. What were some of the reasons that Cortez wanted to conquer the Aztecs? Because he loved Gold Cortez decided to go there. The Aztec would turn other people into slaves. 5. What were some of the biggest advantages the Spanish had over the Aztecs? guns‚they knew more‚ and they had more people 6. What were the religious
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1968 Paul Simon and Bruce Woodley wrote “The Boxer”‚ a modern rock ballad. This narrative poetry tells the story of a young man struggling financially to make ends meet in a down economy. Like all narrative poetry‚ it tells a story of true life emotions that people can relate to. At the time‚ the economy in the United States of America was weak and thus many Americans were struggling financially. During this economic crisis‚ this ballad was popularized by the famous Simon and Garfunkel musical duo. While
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body language or facial expressions. This is taking a shortcut‚ but according to Cortez‚ communication is a very important component to a good
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market? They sold almost anything. Things such as hand woven cloth‚ food‚ and birds. 3. What was the main staple of the Aztec diet? The main staple of the Aztec diet was corn. 4. What were some of the reasons that Cortez wanted to conquer the Aztecs? Some reasons Cortez wanted to conquer the Aztecs was bacause they had gold and he felt that they were superior. 5. What were some of the biggest advantages the Spanish had over the Aztecs? The Aztecs were outnumbered and they had become overrun
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Document Based Questions. Hernan Cortes European History Document Based Question Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1-11. The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise. This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that: * Provides an appropriate‚ explicitly stated thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question and does not simply restate the question
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It is because of this that in Cortez letters he often attempts to make Diego Velasquez look bad‚ claiming that he is trying to interfere with the expedition‚ stating in one part of the letter of Diego’s open defiance of a judges authority who commanded Diego not to chase after Cortés
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“Reveille‚ Reveille‚ Reveille!” reverberated the disembodied voice throughout the barracks. As my eyes shot open‚ I squinted at my watch and read the time: it was three o’clock in the morning. Sighing‚ I clambered out of my bunk and prepared for another day of physical and mental torment. Even though I was unaware at the time‚ the intense environment that I was subjected to while attending the Cadet Leadership Course would push my confidence and leadership ability to new heights. Despite it being
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despair about the discovery is expressed through bitter weeping‚ a common device in popular ballads. Strong emotions are not spelled out to the reader‚ but expressed though signs and gestures (Hoffmann 19‚20). Before she dies‚ the unfaithful wife catches a glimpse of both heaven’s “pleasant hills / That the sun shines sweetly on” (l.49‚50) and hell’s mountain “dreary wi frost and snow” (l.53‚54)‚ giving the ballad an unusual moralistic quality. The immediate contrast between the two symbolic spheres
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