on June 9th‚ 68 C.E. after receiving word that the Senate had declared him a public enemy. He was 30 years old. In the beginning of 68 C.E. Gaius Vindex led a rebellion against Nero‚ Rome’s current emperor‚ that could have been easily stopped had Nero not given up so soon. Nero did not put put up much of a fight during his fall‚ and was easily overtaken by the rebels‚ proving that anyone with an army backing them up could become emperor of Rome. Afterwards‚ Sulpicius Galba was put in charge of Rome
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The Inca and Aztec Empires The Inca and Aztec civilizations have similar characteristics that have impacted their societies greatly. Some common features they both contain are their religion‚ economy‚ and social life. Both empires were changing constantly due to the discovery and or advancement brought along throughout their existence. Even though they have similarities‚ they have their slight differences when it comes to certain circumstances. The Aztecs and Incas both had polytheistic religions
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Spanish Empire The Spanish had little respect for Indian culture. As soon as their boots hit the ground‚ they set about subverting and destroying every aspect of the Indian way of life. The Aztecs attempted to befriend the Spanish explorers‚ but when Hernan Cortez heard his capitol of Vera Cruz had been plundered‚ he capture and killed their leader Montezuma II. The Incas didn’t fare any better. Francisco Pizarro‚ driven mad with greed‚ kidnapped the Incan king‚ Atahualpa and forced his people to
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how Pizzaro conquered the Inca Empire is when he first journeyed to the Isthmus of Panama with a Spanish conquistador‚ Vasco Nunez De Balboa‚ and how Balboa was the first European to see the Pacific. Then Pizzaro heard a rumor about an Empire in the South that had a lot of gold like large amounts of gold and how they had sculptures of solid gold of Inca riches. Then‚ in 1531 Pizzaro then left 180 men in Panama in an attempt of the conquest to conquer the Inca Empire and take advantage of the Incan
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Trade in the Aztec Civilization While reading the Trade in the Aztec Civilization‚ I learned a great deal of new and old business ethics. I saw the differences between today’s business and before business and how we have evolved from it. One of the first things I noticed was the different social classes. Just like in today’s society there were the rich‚ the middle class‚ and the poor. The pipiltin’s and mayeques considered themselves the common people. They were the first ones to engage in
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Incas vs. Aztecs Prior to Cortez landing‚ there were many civilizations that held power in the Americas. These groups included the Olmecs‚ Zapotecs‚ Mayans‚ Toltecs‚ Aztecs‚ and Incas. The two of these civilizations that had some of the most lasting effects were the Aztecs and the Incas. These two civilizations had many similarities and differences. One of the major differences between the two civilizations is their location. The Aztecs lived in Central Mexico while the Incas lived in the Andes
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main power is blood from human sacrifices. The Aztecs lived in Mexico in the 1350-1519‚ their land that they owned was 80 miles from north to south and 49 miles from east to west. The Aztecs were creating a remarkable world-class society in the Americas. The Aztecs dominated the region around modern-day Mexico city. At their peak‚ they controlled the lives of some ten to 20 million people. Not always well loved by the other groups in the area‚ the Aztecs created a society that surprised and impressed
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population or in a country. Two main aspects of everyday life for the Aztecs were agriculture and human sacrifice. Of course both are highly important and part of the Aztecs society‚ but with an astonishing 10‚000‚000 people in the Aztec population‚ could one really put more emphasize one or the other? This is defiantly a tough question for historians to answer… or is it? To decide on great agriculture or brutal sacrifices‚ it would have made this decision much easier to choose from if we saw a first person
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Yalcin Mizrak 11-18-12 LAS 2012 Essays #1 Category A #2 – The Aztec people practiced the ritual of sacrifice to their Gods. It was part of their everyday religion‚ and they firmly believed that it was absolutely necessary. Many different animals were sacrificed along with humans‚ but the human sacrifice seemed to be the staple of their society. The Aztecs believed‚ in the ancient times before man‚ the gods would take turns being the sun for the people‚ until eventually they realized they had
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Witness 1- Aztec merchant‚ Pochteca‚ Ollin Cuatl Witness 2- Spanish soldier‚ Aaron Vann Introduction- Lawyer- For the start I would like to thank your honour and members of the Jury‚ taking up your valuable time. My name is Alice Shiaw and as a lawyer‚ I am here to argue Hernan Cortez was guilty of the crime of destroying the indigenous culture of the Aztecs and I will be defending the Aztecs. I will prove his guilt by providing evidence that the Aztec economy was well organized and the Aztec empire
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