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    began going to Asia but ended up in the Mexico. The Spanish accidently discover the Aztec Empire. Once the Spaniard came to the realization that the technology and architect was more unconventional than anything they ever expected. Cortez order the conquistador to use forces and weapons against the Native American. Many of the maritime weapons was guns, cannons horses’ things of this sort was never seen before. The Spaniard used violence as a part of control and to oppress the Native American…

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    of Mesoamerica. However, such strong forces can not last forever, and that, was the case with the Aztecs. Their reign of hundreds of years came to a sudden halt after the introduction of Spanish conquistadors. The Aztec empire finally fell on account of the diseases and war that the Spanish conquistadors, such as Hernan Cortes, brought. The beginnings of the formation of the Aztec empire starts with the fall of the Toltec empire in 1150. The Toltec empire fell after many long years of…

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    before, the conquistadors easily won. Then, they viciously used their powerful horses to trample them, and their guns and swords to slice off the Native’s heads to cause the demise of the Inca. Within just two years, Pizarro had already controlled the majority of the empire. They even abducted the Incan King and imprisoned him. After the Spaniards had taken all the gold and silver they desired from him and he had given them control of his people, they garrotted him. The conquistadors also spread…

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    unintentional acts by Spanish conquerors of the 1500’s , called conquistadors, led by Hernan Cortes. These include:…

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    similar to treason. The Maya, Aztec, and Inca are all similar and different in a few ways. The Maya, Aztec, and Inca all have some kind of Noble class in their social structure. Additionally, the Maya, Inca and Aztec were all dominated by spanish conquistadors. The Maya and Inca were ruled by monarchy. The Maya, Aztec, and Inca are different from each other, however. These are only a few of the similarities and differences of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Firstly, the Maya, Inca, and Aztec all…

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    In the 1400s-1500s, Europeans wanted to find new paths to the Orient for two reasons. One of the reasons is to find closer routes to trade with, at the time, Europe had little gold throughout their whole country. They had decided that gold and other goods were a necessity rather than a delicacy. With this bad judgment, Europe traded away most of the country's gold just for spices and other unnecessary goods, and Europe went into a depression. The other reason for trying to find a new path to the…

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    The colonization of the Americas changed the world completely. A new world was found in 1492 by Christopher Columbus.. Christopher Columbus was commissioned by Spain’s monarchy to find this new route. Spain eventually conquered and settled most of South America, the Caribbean, and the American Southwest. This was the beginning of what scholars call the new world, many scholars ask themselves is the Spanish colonization of the New World in the 16th and 17th centuries a success or not? The New…

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    Indians on behalf of Columbus and the Spanish conquistadors who followed him. In the Washington Post it says "In Mexico and Peru, Indians call this a day of darkness. They blame the Spanish conquistadors who followed Columbus to the Americas for destroying their culture. In an age of contrition, when world leaders apologize for their nations' sins, should we apologize for Christopher Columbus?" This shows how much Columbus and the Spanish conquistadors ruined the lives of the Natives who were…

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    Atlantic Circuit (or System) Atlantic system was trading links after 1500 that moved people , goods , wealth and culture around Atlantic basin. The majority of people that moved in Atlantic system were Europeans indentured servants and African slaves. Goods like , sugar and tobacco and minerals like silver and gold were major exports to Europe. While the European , diseases, culture ,slavery , forced labor and religion was exported to the natives of western hemisphere. Plantocracy In 18…

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    Hispanics, whites, or Asians but what about the native Americans? It all started Onc Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492 bringing “The New World” To everyone's attention especially the conquistadors. For example Don Juan de Onate. For many years people have admired the conquistadors because of their “bravery,” “curiosity,” “discoveries.” There glamorized all throughout New Mexico and parts of Texas yet we don't realize they kicked off the Native Americans off their own land.…

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