1. Compare the Arab and Seljuk conquests of the Middle East. How did each group of conquerors control their own followers and supporters and govern their new subjects? Can these conquests be put into a long-term context? Hint: don’t dwell overlong on sequences of events‚ though it is fine if you want to examine an event as part of a broader analysis of a larger historical process. The history of the Middle East tells a story of continuous conquer and seemingly One cannot help but recall the
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Q: What were Cortes’ and Bernal Diaz’s motives for writing their accounts of the conquest? How did these motives color their narratives of the conquest? Record keeping has been around since the beginning of time. Even before humans existed‚ the planet earth keeps detailed records of itself in rocks‚ trees‚ and ice. Writing of events has been very important in the process of capturing‚ storing‚ and sharing information. Writing also allows the document to be sent off to a far off land without
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SOUTH AMERICA The planet’s 4th largest continent‚ includes (12) independent countries and (3) major territories; the Falkland Islands‚ Galapagos Islands and French Guiana. The continent contains the world’s highest waterfall‚ Angel Falls in Venezuela; the largest river (by volume)‚ the Amazon River; the longest mountain range‚ the Andes‚ and the driest place on earth‚ the Atacama Desert in Chile. In addition‚ it includes the largest rainforest‚ the Amazon Rainforest; the highest capital city‚ La
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With the Indians of the east subdued‚ the nation turned its attention to the Mexican holdings of Texas‚ California‚ New Mexico‚ Colorado and other areas that would form the eventual U.S. Southwest. Texas had achieved independence from Mexico in 1836 after the Alamo incident. In 1845‚ the U.S. annexed Texas and then president James Polk moved troops to the Rio Grande to provoke an incident with with Mexico. U.S. forces were then commanded to forcibly expel Mexicans from the Texas side of the border
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glossed over is the way in which the Spanish seized control of the indigenous population. In his book Peru’s Indian Peoples and the Challenge of Spanish Conquest Steve Stern attempts to shed light on this brushed over area of South American conquest. Stern’s book focuses on the Huamanga during the 16th and 17th century taking us through the initial conquest‚ Spanish-kuraka alliances‚ the Taqui Onqoy crisis‚ the reforms of Toledo’s and the “Republic of the Indians”‚ as well as the rise of native elites
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1. How did the Indian societies of South and North America differ from European societies at the time the two came into contact? In what ways did Indians retain a “world view” different from that of the Europeans? An obvious distinction between the two civilizations is the Indians lacked weapons‚ tools‚ or sciences comparable to that of the Europeans. The Native Americans also existed in small‚ loose groups that lacked unity‚ while the Europeans were able to establish cities and alliances; another
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the success of Cortes’ conquest of the Aztec Empire between 1519-21? Extended Essay Word Count: 3‚888 Abstract: This essay addresses the question ‘To what extent did Spanish military superiority facilitate the success of Cortes’ conquest of the Aztec Empire between 1519-21?’. In order to reach a conclusion‚ a range of primary and secondary sources have been consulted‚ including The Conquest of Mexico by Hugh Thomas
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Kristen Santoyo Chicano Studies 101 Tuesday/Thursday 9 AM Mid-Term Essay Question The Spanish conquests of Montezuma and the Aztecs were both a Spanish conquest as well as an Indian civil war. The thing that ties them both together is the Conquistador Hernan Cortes. You could argue for both sides as to which played a more significant part in the fall of the Aztecs‚ however‚ I feel they both played an equal role in the defeat of the Aztecs and the fall of Tenochititlan to the Spaniards. When
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Assess the significance of the leadership of Cortes for the conquest of Mexico and its immediate consequences The leadership of Cortes was for sure one of the key aspects that helped lead to the capture of Tenochtitlan‚ the capital of the Aztec kingdom and then later to the capture of Mexico itself. To properly assess the significance of Cortes in the conquest of Mexico‚ then we must look at his role as a leader. Many sources show us that he was inspiring‚ lucky‚ ambitious and resourceful but
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culture‚ advancements‚ and the critical cause of decline in the worlds of the Americas‚ Mesopotamia‚ Egypt‚ China‚ India‚ Hebrew‚ and Iranian civilizations will be examined in along with the lasting legacies of these former societies.
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