mentioned‚ the Buddha‚ the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes who received gifts of gold from the Emperor of the Aztecs‚ Montezuma II‚ whom they imprisoned. Who was followed by another conquistador‚ Francisco Pizzaro who captured the Inca ruler‚ Atahualpa‚ who bargained his freedom in exchange for a room filled with gold and silver‚ he was later put to death after he gave the Spaniards the gold however. A third conquistador followed to search for the legendary golden city of El Dorado‚ he failed to
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6/14/12 History: a study of the past Civilization: an advanced state of human society‚ in which a high level of culture‚ science‚ industry‚ and government has been reached. Historian: Someone who studies the past Archaeologist: Someone who studies the past by looking at artifacts Fossil: Natural remains Artifact: Man-made remains Anthropologist: Someone who studies the past by looking at the culture of ancient civilizations Paleontologist: Someone who studies the past by looking at fossils
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Thesis statement: Yali posed an important question that involves the relationships of people from all times. The answer is intricate‚ but still unclear. However‚ the link between Pizarro’s easy defeat of the Incas is a clue further into the answer. Yali’s question is an age old inquiry. Yali is inquisitive as to why caucasian people developed so many goods/ cargo and brought them to New Guinea but black people had so little goods themselves. On the surface‚ the question appears simple‚ but is
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Peru Peruvian Culture The Nazca people were the architects of the Awesomeness that is the Nazca lines. The lines are a series of drawings across over 50 miles of the southern Peruvian desert‚ called geoglyphs. They are sort of like hyrogliphs but massive These drawings include the famous monkey‚ spider‚ bird‚ and waving human figure‚ as well as several other smaller lines and drawings. The drawings are huge‚ large enough that they can only be made out vaguely from viewing towers. They are best
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Columbus stumbling across America while searching for China. The search for Gold and spread of Christianity caused Europeans to colonize the New World‚ discovering many new lands‚ such as that of the Incas in Peru. We visit Cajamarca‚ where the King Atahualpa was held captive by Pizarro and forced to convert to Christianity. At Amsterdam’s tulip fields‚ we reflect on the first global stock market crash—Tulip-mania. In the 145 years from 1492 to 1637‚ European capitalism was born and spread around the
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While Spain constructed a massive military‚ Portugal established many settlements on the east coast. In 1519‚ Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztecs by killing Montezuma‚ the Aztec emperor. In 1532‚ Francisco Pizzaro conquered the Incas by killing Atahualpa‚ the Inca emperor. The Incas had such highly centralized government that they could not run without an empire. Because of guns‚ germs‚ and steel‚ Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec and Inca empires. The Spanish also had an advantage
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decline in Incan population was not due to ailment alone‚ violent warfare with the Spanish also was a contributing factor . After a massive defeat of the Incas‚ Francisco Pizarro (one of the conquistadores with Cortés) kidnapped the Incan ruler‚ Atahualpa . The Incas believed that if they gave Cortés a free pass through South America‚ he would simply return their leader and leave Peru . This wasn’t the case‚ once Cortes had thought he had taken advantage of the Incas‚ he executed their leader and
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Taimur Khalid Ms. Chapter AP World History 10 January 2015 DBQ Essay From 1450 to 1600‚ the desire for conquest‚ resources‚ and spreading religion spurred European journeys of exploration and conquest to the new world. One seemingly very appealing idea to the Europeans was to conquer new land and expand their own. Fray Bartolome de las Casas‚ the Bishop of Chiapas‚ angrily describes the invasion of Europeans into New Spain to show their inhumane nature. Fray tells how they murdered people on
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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 pay an outrageous ransom of gold before executing him. Soon after these tragic events‚ the Spanish set up encomienda‚ a system of government similar to the feudal system of the middle ages. Under this system‚ Spanish military
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A variety of transformations were developed and transferred to and from the New and Old Worlds. Biological changes such as animals‚ plants‚ and diseases were relocated during this time‚ making a prodigious impact on modern day’s society. Horses‚ cows‚ pigs‚ sheep‚ and chickens were among the animals introduced to the new land. Llamas and turkeys are animals that were brought back to Europe and other powerful nations. Today‚ these animals are used for food and recreation for the human populace. Plants
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