Throughout history, people would assume the different civilizations that flourished throughout the world would all evolve into dissimilar societies and operate on their own nation’s regulations since the empires sprout in a variety of environments. However, regardless of a nation’s growth to accommodate its location, most empires end up developing cultures that bear innumerable similarities. Leaders from Mali, Aztec, and Spanish Empires were similar in the sense that they build power through reliance of their gods, use of loyalty, and employment of force. Religion is a major factor in most civilizations, and leaders often interpret their deities’ words to fit their own idealistic narratives. In Sundiata’s, the Mali king’s, case, he has been
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This shows that although Sundiata’s future has already been determined to be magnificent, the Malian God has the final say over whether or not Sundiata gets to be born. Since the prince was conceived after a series of convoluted plots, the griot understood this event to be God’s will, as the Almighty laid out Sundiata’s fate before he was born and willed it to happen, which makes the prince sound as if he was a gift from the deity himself that was destined for greatness. Throughout Cortes’ letters, he referred many times to God and found himself “confiding in the greatness of God, and relying on the power of Your Highness’s Royal Name” (Cortes and MacNutt, 6). This shows that like God, the Spanish king holds power comparable to His own, which shows how much authority the king has accumulated throughout his reign. This shows that any decision Cortes makes during his journey, he will attribute it to being God’s desired path for him and the king’s puissance. Concurrently, Montezuma was “held in great veneration by the people, as one who received revelations from the gods” (Cortes and MacNutt, 5). This shows that Montezuma gained power primarily through his …show more content…
Once Sundiata was determined to defeat Soumaoro, it is said that he returned to previous lands to form an army and “the most valiant came forward of their own free will to follow Sundiata in the great adventure” (Niane, 47). This shows that prominent leadership yields faithful followers who would follow the leader to the ends of the Earth if they have to. This shows that Sundiata was such a charismatic person that his supporters, who were going into combat, would believe that he would direct them to greatness and refer to it as an adventure rather than warfare. The Spanish emperor, Charles V, had at least one devoted follower, Cortes, who in Vera Cruz “had left many villages and forts in the neighborhood of that town, under the royal dominion of Your Highness” (Cortes and MacNutt, 58). Charles V knew who to place trust in, and therefore give power to in order to spread his influence and expand his foundation of support. The loyalty through one person, Cortes, enabled Charles to develop his power even further through the various explorations. Although Montezuma did not lead with the same strategies as the other leaders, Cortes recalled to the emperor of towns that “were subjects of that lord, Montezuma, by force, and when they learned from me of Your Highness' s great and royal power, they declared they wished to become vassals of Your Royal Majesty”
This shows that although Sundiata’s future has already been determined to be magnificent, the Malian God has the final say over whether or not Sundiata gets to be born. Since the prince was conceived after a series of convoluted plots, the griot understood this event to be God’s will, as the Almighty laid out Sundiata’s fate before he was born and willed it to happen, which makes the prince sound as if he was a gift from the deity himself that was destined for greatness. Throughout Cortes’ letters, he referred many times to God and found himself “confiding in the greatness of God, and relying on the power of Your Highness’s Royal Name” (Cortes and MacNutt, 6). This shows that like God, the Spanish king holds power comparable to His own, which shows how much authority the king has accumulated throughout his reign. This shows that any decision Cortes makes during his journey, he will attribute it to being God’s desired path for him and the king’s puissance. Concurrently, Montezuma was “held in great veneration by the people, as one who received revelations from the gods” (Cortes and MacNutt, 5). This shows that Montezuma gained power primarily through his …show more content…
Once Sundiata was determined to defeat Soumaoro, it is said that he returned to previous lands to form an army and “the most valiant came forward of their own free will to follow Sundiata in the great adventure” (Niane, 47). This shows that prominent leadership yields faithful followers who would follow the leader to the ends of the Earth if they have to. This shows that Sundiata was such a charismatic person that his supporters, who were going into combat, would believe that he would direct them to greatness and refer to it as an adventure rather than warfare. The Spanish emperor, Charles V, had at least one devoted follower, Cortes, who in Vera Cruz “had left many villages and forts in the neighborhood of that town, under the royal dominion of Your Highness” (Cortes and MacNutt, 58). Charles V knew who to place trust in, and therefore give power to in order to spread his influence and expand his foundation of support. The loyalty through one person, Cortes, enabled Charles to develop his power even further through the various explorations. Although Montezuma did not lead with the same strategies as the other leaders, Cortes recalled to the emperor of towns that “were subjects of that lord, Montezuma, by force, and when they learned from me of Your Highness' s great and royal power, they declared they wished to become vassals of Your Royal Majesty”