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    Hernán Cortés's Journey

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    Hernán Cortés, a Spanish Conquistador, landed his name in history as the first explorer to encounter, what is now known as, the Aztec Empire. Cortés was born in 1485 in the town of Medellin, Spain. Growing up, he had little wealth, but had honor, which was said to be a rare trait during that time. Those around him respected his family for goodness and piety. The Cortés family took pride in being honorable in everything that they set out to do. However, as Cortés grew with age, “he was a source…

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    men, conquering them even with a large deficit in soldiers (Grunberg, 2007). On his return to Tenochtitlan, it was found that the public was in much resentment towards the Spaniards however. With the massacre that occurred during the Fiesta of Huitzilopochtli, and the death of Montezuma, Cortés had to flee (León-Portilla, 1992). He was to return with conviction however. He sought to recapture Tenochtitlan for…

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    Aztec And Inca Empires

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    Pre-Columbian America is perhaps the most exotic period of American history for a number of reasons. The diversity of the region is unparalleled, furthered by the rapid succession of empires with great focus on culture. Great mysteries also come from this period. The sudden decline of powerful empires like the Maya and Moche puzzle scholars to this day. Human sacrifice also played a major role in religion throughout parts of this region. Through all of the intrigue, two great civilizations rose…

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    The Aztecs, as they are known, were a group of people who originated as a nomadic tribe in northern Mexico. Although the origins of the Aztecs are uncertain, they "are believed to begun as a northern tribe of hunter-gatherers whose name came from that of their homeland, Aztlan (“White Land”)." The Aztecs were also known as the Tenochca derived from their capital city, Tenochtitlan, and the Mexica. The Aztec empire was built in 1428 under leader Itzcoatl, forming a three-way alliance with the…

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    Aztec Architecture

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    deep by 300 feet wide. To walk to the top, one would have climbed 117 steps. The two pyramids represent, two mountains one stands for Tonacatepetl for the deity Tlaloc, the god of rain. The other represents the birth place, of the god of war Huitzilopochtli, Hill of Coatapec. On top of the pyramids, stood a temple dedicated to each god individually. Rituals to Tlaloc was important because without rain, famine would occur in the…

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    Akhil Kemburu Short Essay #1, Feb. 8th, Section D The Fall of the Natives’ Civilizations: Were the Spanish at Fault? Christopher Columbusis proclaimed as a hero and an explorer because if it were not were his voyage in 1492, the New World may not have been discovered until much later. His proposal to sail to India by traveling west is what led him to the New World, and the Europeans’ encounter with the Native Americans. Although Columbus is heavily praised today, the consequences of his…

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    The Aztecs

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    Did you know that the word Aztec was given to them by Europeans ? They actually called themselves Mexica which is where the name Mexico comes from . Westerners that visited the lands called them Aztec due to the original place named Aztlan that they had visited many centuries ago.The Aztec empire was one of the most powerful civilizations in Mesoamerica at the time. The pyramid of Tenochtitlan means “the city of where the gods were created” .The city was constructed on top of a lake which it no…

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    THE FALL OF AZTEC CIVILIZATION By Jeremy Boles The main cause of the Fall of the Aztec civilization was the conquistador invasion led by Cortes. Internal conflict within Mexico along with plague and disease carried to the continent by the conquistadors also contributed greatly to the demise of Aztec civilization. The Aztecs were expecting a visit from a deity matching the characteristics of Cortes. This coincidence allowed Cortes and his men to take advantage of the situation by gaining…

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    The goddesses of ancient Mexico played an important role not only in religion, but also in politics, culture, and art. They were very significant and influential figures in society which through stories and narratives about them, led people to justify how the world was created which they implement that on how societies should be created. This led to the justification and validation of hierarchical societies, rules and regulations in relation to genders, and the distinctions of gender roles in…

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    Fall Of The Aztecs

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    Dating all the way back between the 1400’s and 1500’s in Mexico lived the Aztecs who were American Indians; one of the largest Indian nations that ever existed. They were responsible for the building of towering temples, the creation of sculptures, and held ceremonies to worship god. Legend says that in 1000AD, the Aztecs left their mythic, island home of Aztlan in the desert frontier of northern Mexico to begin their 100 year migration south to the Valley of Mexico in which they now live in.…

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