tremendous profit (wealth) from sugar. By the early sexteen century‚ the sugar industry thrived on Santo Domingo‚ then Cuba and Puerto on Puerto Rico. As a result‚ the Spanish Conquistadors almost wiped out the native population through warefare‚ overwork (Slave) and disease that were brought by the Spanish conquistadors. The Pope condemned the Portugueses for having slaves; however‚ the Portugueses the the Spanish folks washed his brain by saying that natives have had to be slaves
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America before Columbus Early Migrations Many people came to America by the Bering Straight COLUMBUS WAS NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO DISCOVER THE AMERICAS!! Civilizations in the Americas Incas ( located in Peru; largest empire in the Americas Mayans (located in Central America; developed a written system‚ calendar and agricultural advancements. Aztecs (Tenochtitlan- largest city ever to that time period) Southwestern US (based mainly on agriculture like maize‚ and they also built elaborate irrigation
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1. Considering groups‚ the Native American‚ and the men of Columbus‚ and the other Conquistadors all had tremendous impacts in very negative way with each other I would have to choose Native Americans. Prior to what could be perceived by some as an invasion by Columbus and The Conquistadors ‚ the Native Americans were able to enjoy the purity‚ and beauty of the Americas with no slavery‚ invader battles‚ landing taking and diseases they must have had a simpler life of living off the lands and flourishing
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Name: _________________________________ Class: __________ Date: _______________ The Age of Exploration Overview The Age of Exploration focuses on the European discovery and exploration of new lands from 1400 to 1800. During this time‚ Europeans learned about – and sometimes destroyed – other civilizations. Europeans colonized and spread their culture in the Americas. They also formed colonies in India‚ Africa‚ and Asia. The European explorers opened new trade routes and took over old ones
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Topic A – Final Felipe Fernandez- Armesto has written that the Spanish conquest of the Aztec has long been attributed to what he calls the “conquistador myth”: the notion that the Spanish were able to conquer the Aztecs “because they were in some sense better‚ better equipped‚ technically morally or intellectually”. Do you agree with Fernandez- Armesto that this is a myth? If explain why? If so explain why not. The question of how a small Spanish army was able to conquer one of the greatest ancient
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known for its massive structure. Other one is the Fort Santiago‚ it is a defense fortress established by Spanish conquistador‚ Miguel Lopez De Legazpi. Fort Santiago was the Citadel of the walled city of intramuros‚ the location of Fort santiago was once also the site of the Palace of Rajah Suliman‚ the king of manila in Pre-spanish era. It was destroyed by the conquistadors upon arriving in 1570‚ that leads to a Bloody battle between Muslims and native Tagalogs. Augustinian Churches. They
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HIST 276 History of Latin America: Colonial Period Concordia University‚ Winter 2014 Mid-Term Study Sheet (You must come up with a very short definition; two or three manuscript lines maximum) Alcaldía mayor: Altepetl Audiencia Ayllu Brazilwood Cabildo Cacique Calpolli Capitania (Captaincy) Corporation Corregimiento Donatorios (Donatories) Encomienda Forastero Governación Huaca Inquisition Kuraka Ladino (indio ladino) Limpieza de sangre Mameluco Mestizo Mita Mulato
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Horizon Horses The history of the horse is a long and fascinating one. It starts before any humans even walked the planet and goes on to the present and future. They’ve been used in countless ways throughout history including being a prized possession to many American Indian tribes. About 60 million years ago‚ the history of the horse in North America began. The first horses were small creatures about the size of a fox that belonged to the genus Hyracotherium or the more common‚ Eohippus. Eohippus
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Tristan King Sept. 24th 2014 Conquistadors During the 15th and 16th century there was a large amount of conquistadors who took over huge amounts of North America through force. The two most influential must be Christopher Columbus and Hernan Cortes‚ who took control of what later became the United States of America and Mexico. In 1492 Columbus sets out on his first journey searching for a trade route to Asia through the west. However instead of finding Asia when he hits land‚ he is surprised
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New world exploration a. exploration origins of european expansion exploration b. consequences encounter a. conquistadors had superior weapons/guns & horses b. native american populations quickly shrank c. death due to diseases brought by europeans spanish empire a. financed by gold and silver from americas b. natives: died from diseases brought by the spanish some converted to christianity some resisted by the spanish control colonies spanish empire -appointed viceroys
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