weapon technology faster than the Incas/Aztecs helping them take over their land much faster and more efficiently. This is further supported in the reading Broken Spears‚ where the author translates the account of the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in Nahuatl. At one point during the takeover‚ “The Spaniards fired one of their cannons‚ and this caused great confusion in the city... They were all overcome by terror‚ as if their hearts had fainted.” Again‚ advanced technology that the Europeans had played
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Intercultural Communication Studies XIV: 2 2005 Hoffer - Language Borrowing Language Borrowing and the Indices of Adaptability and Receptivity Bates L. Hoffer Trinity University Introduction One of the most easily observable results of intercultural contact and communication is the set of loanwords that is imported into the vocabulary of each language involved. The field of cultures and languages in contact (Weinreich 1953) has grown a great deal over the past fifty years. From the early studies
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its native habitat‚ although often grown outdoors in temperate climates as an annual. An average common tomato weighs approximately 100 grams (4 oz).[4][5] Etymology The word "tomato" comes from the Spanish tomate‚ which in turn comes from the Nahuatl word tomatotl /aːˈtomatl͡ɬ/.[6] It first appeared in print in 1595. A member of the deadly nightshade family‚ tomatoes were erroneously thought to be poisonous (although the leaves are) by Europeans who were suspicious of their bright‚ shiny fruit
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Natives to fight. Some of the Natives became friends with Cortes and helped him in these battles. Cortes did have an advisor Dona Marina who was friends with some of the high people of Mexico. Cortes relies on Dona and her friendship with Mayan and Nahuatl. She later became his mistress during their time together. She also birthed a son to Cortez which was named Martin‚ also the first blooded Mexican. (Palfrey‚ 2007) There were many diseases which were the cause of death of many Indians because they
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and worms. The Aztec children played with marbles‚ stones‚ and the bow and arrow. A husband could have more than one wife. A steam bath was in every Aztec house. The houses were adobe and made out of mud bricks. The Aztecs spoke the language of Nahuatl. The two main classes were the nobles and the common people. The Aztecs buried or cremated those who died. The slaves were treated well. Maize is another word for corn. Their writing system is different from ours today because they used symbols instead
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significant. Our reason for thinking this because when the Spanish took over Mexico‚ a lot had changed such as the language‚ religion and the way the Aztecs lived‚ and also the hierarchy and weaponry. The language they had to speak was Spanish from Nahuatl (original language). The Aztecs had to start speaking Spanish to communicate with the Spanish who are their leaders since they are slaves. They also had to convert to from idol worship (polytheists) to Christianity which is monotheists. Once they
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Student Name: Seri Thompson Aztec Geographical Setting: What continent? What Landforms? What important Places? The Aztec geography was very different than other cultures. The Aztecs settled in a central Mexican valley‚ almost everything that they did was related to their environment. Before the Aztecs settled on the Mexican valley‚ they were nomads. They traveled from place to place never settling until they found their capital‚ Tenochtitlan‚ which is now modern day Mexico city. Tenochtitlan
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Jarrett Barber Mr. Slaughter 11/16/12 Tenochtitlan Tenochtitlan was the main city and capital of the Aztec empire. The city was founded in 1325 when the Aztec emperor told some of his tribes to look for a spot for their new capital city. He told them that the spot for the city would be found when they saw an eagle eating a snake on top of a cactus. This symbol is now on the Mexican coat of arms and on the Mexican flag (King). The tribes wondered around in what is now present day Mexico City
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Mexicans today verbalize Spanish with some still verbalizing their regional language. “Spanish is verbalized by 92.7 percent of the Mexican population. About 6 percent of the population verbalizes Spanish as well as indigenous languages‚ such as Mayan‚ Nahuatl and other regional languages” (Central Astuteness Agency‚ 2016). These statistics‚ furthermore‚ expound the diversity and adherence to traditions within Mexico. Family traditions‚ as in most second world countries‚ play a major role in every aspect
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Star apple Description Star apple (Chrysophyllum cainito) is a tropical American tree‚ of the sapodilla family (Sapotaceae)‚ native to the West Indies and Central America. It is cultivated for its edible fruit‚ which is the size and shape of an apple and is named for the star-shaped core. The surface of the fruit is firm and smooth. Both the skin and the flesh‚ which is sweet and tasty‚ vary in colour‚ ranging from white to purple. The star apple tree is erect‚ 25 to 100 ft (8-30 m) tall‚ with
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