Hernán Cortés

HIS 124 Summer 2014 Exam 1 Identification (Identify or define the following people, groups, or terms in one to three sentences each.) Cahokia Cahokia was the great centers of Mississippian culture and its largest settlement of Mississippian. It was a village of southwest illinois, a residential suburb of East St.Louis. It was located near the importance trade routes of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Ferdinand and Isabel King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile were both…

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Mexico, nomadic Paleo-Indian societies had migrated from northern America into what is known as Mexico today. They were able to flourish and support life due to farming. Then around the sixteenth century, the Spanish military, under the commands of Hernan Cortes, conquered Mexico by killing the last Aztec king. After conquering Mexico, they were able to colonize as well as create religious institutions throughout. In 1846, America had led on a war with Mexico, which resulted in them capturing…

The continent of North America has always been a place of diversity, yet during the colonial age (1450-1750), several events took place that would forever change the course of history. After explorers such as Columbus, Pizarro, and De Soto opened the door to the “New World,” many Europeans began hearing tales of gold, ways to spread religion and territory. This opportunity for vast riches and a new way of living caused many to set claims on the new land. The Spanish, French, and English had…

1295 after a 20 year journey to what is thought to be China. He stimulated European desires for a cheaper route to the treasures of the East (11). 2. Montezuma (Moctezuma) is the leader of the Aztecs in their capital Tenochtitlán, but lost to Hernán Cortés on August 13, 1521 (20-21). 3. Christopher Columbus Is a skilled Italian seafarer who persuaded the Spanish monarchs to give him three small ships (La Pinta, La Niña & La Santa Maria), with a diverse crew. They did not find anything for six…

The United States has an incredibly vast and rich history, however, many of its citizens only remember one date, 1492. In the eyes of many, Christopher Columbus 's contact with the Americas marks a beginning which is comparable it to the birth of Christ. Although the date 1492 is well remembered because of its relation to the start of a new world and the mixing of cultures, its impact becomes less profound when one looks at the era as a whole. The pre-colombian technological advances and voyages…

pleasure. The significance of Quetzalcoatl is that a man came to greet the Aztecs and they thought that it was a legendary god whom is said to return in human form to bring back Quetzalcoatl, causing them to welcome him with gold. It was really Hernan Cortes, who ended up turning the innocent Aztecs against each other, which was followed by the Spanish army massacring all the natives and looting the…

The Native Americans may have been the first humans in the Americas, but their societies were reduced to ultimately nothing. From 1492 to 1600, the population of natives dropped in millions, but that was really just the beginning as their population was never able to regain what it once was before European contact. In American Colonies: The Settling of North America, by Alan Taylor, the importance of the native interactions with Europeans, along with everything they brought with them from…

After Hernan Cortes defeated the Aztecs in 1519, Indians were forced to work in the gold mines, silver mines, and haciendas to supply wealth for Spain. Also, with the Spanish focusing on gold and silver mines and the growing of wheat and sugar to supply wealth for…

Tenochtitlan, which housed over 30,000 people, was clean and relatively crime free. Punishments such as fines or fees were imposed on minor law breakers. The fall of the Aztec empire was caused by famine, and disease when European conquistador Hernan Cortes conquered and ruined the Aztec Capital in 1521 and built Mexico City on top of the…