systems of the Maya and Inca empires THESIS STATEMENT: Was the Maya political system of the early-mid 12th Century more restrictive than the Inca political system? TERRITORY: Trinidad and Tobago SUBJECT: Caribbean History UNIT: 1 MODULE: 1 Table of Contents Introduction It is a known fact that the early years of our age were notably marked by the presence of numerous ancient civilizations. There were the Aztec‚ Inca‚ Maya‚ Taino‚ Kalinago
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World societies began abruptly in 1492 CE‚ with Christopher Columbus’s "discovery" of Caribbean islands densely populated by Native Americans. The most dramatic moment in subsequent European-Native American relations was the first encounter between the Inca emperor Atahuallpa and the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro at the Peruvian highland town of Cajamarca on November 16‚ 1532. Atahuallpa was absolute monarch of the largest and most advanced state in the New World‚ while Pizarro represented the
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The rise and falling of the Aztec empire was a happy and sad time. In 1150 after the falling of the Toltec empire is when the rising of the Aztec empire began. The Aztec arrived on Mexico Valley in 1248. By 1200 The Aztec started to gain some ofthe pey principles that they had learned from the Toltecs. The Aztec were still a small tribe in 1300 but they were gaining people slowly. The Aztec were a group of people that were inspired by thier war god Huilzilopochli and because of that they never gave
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Why the Aztec Empire was defeated Isolation‚ limited technology‚ disease‚ beliefs/religion‚ and allies were all contributing factors which led to Aztec destruction. Isolation‚ due to the fact that the Aztecs thought they were the only people alive apart from the other Indian/Mexican tribes‚ the Aztecs stayed in their city unaware with the world around them. While the Aztecs were staying in their island‚ the Spanish were exploring and trading which allowed them to develop better technology such
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the Aztec Empire The Aztecs were a sedentary‚ highly advanced‚ and militantly powerful empire ruled by a dominant leader named Montezuma. For an empire like this to be defeated by foreigners‚ using simple force alone would not be able to conquer this civilization. Hernán Cortés‚ a Spanish conquistador‚ arrived in Mesoamerica and between 1519 and 1521 and would war against the Mexica in attempt to claim the Aztec empire for the glory of Spain. It is how Cortés was able to take over the Aztecs capital
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Did the Expansion of the Aztec Empire Lead to Their Downfall? The Aztec Indians originated from a place called Aztlan‚ somewhere in north or northwest Mexico. At that time the Aztecs were a small‚ nomadic tribe living in the border territory on the margins of civilized Mesoamerica. (see map I) In the 13th century they settled in the valley of central Mexico. The Aztecs finally found refuge on a small island in Lake Texcoco‚ where about 1345‚ they founded the town of Tenochtitlan. The island
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The people known as the Aztecs (who referred to themselves as the Mexica or Tenocha) originated from a place called Aztlan‚ somewhere in North or North west Mexico. Sometime in the 12th century they embarked on a period of wander- ing and in the 13th century settled in the valley of central Mexico. About 1345 they founded the town of Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs of Tenochtitlan ruled by Montezuma II became the greatest power in Mexico. The city of Tenochtitlan formed an alliance with the neighboring
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Social Classes Of the Aztec Empire Before Spanish conquistadors conquered Central and South America the Aztec empire and the Mayan empire were in control. Both empires ruled at different times but both built massive temples to please their gods‚ kings and also used for astronomy. Unlike the Mayans who used more of a political structure‚ the Aztec empire was united as one and led by one person. The Mayan empire consisted of many different city states that only linked through trade‚ political alliances
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The Inca civilization was also filled with shrines around natural monuments such as mountains‚ caves‚ rivers‚ and other naturally occurring earth formations. These shrines were called huacas. Huacas were erected in locations where the Incan people of the region believed that they originated from. For example‚ in Cuzco there were many huacas marked into the side of hills and mountains because that is the location that they believed the origin of their people came from. Each area of the Inca empire
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conquistador who was the leader of the expedition of the Inca Empire. And behind this expedition‚ there is a long story that defines a man and events that prove a fact. So‚ who is Francisco Pizarro? According to the facts‚ Francisco Pizarro was born in Trujillo‚ Spain. His date of birth is unknown‚ but some say that it is sometimes in the 1470s‚ perhaps 1474. He was the illegitimate son of infantry Colonel Gonzalo Pizarro‚ who
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