A Critical & Comparative Review of La Otra Conquista In history‚ there are two sides to every story – the side of the “victor” and that of the “loser.” Often times‚ historical interpretations of past events and eras have an altered or biased view of the world that fails to rightfully acknowledge those who had been oppressed or conquered – those on the “losing” side. The film‚ La Otra Conquista‚ aims to dispel myths and hyperbolic interpretations of the Spanish conquest of the Americas that place
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Chapter 1: New World Beginnings 500 years ago Europeans came across the Americas I. The Shaping of North America a. Existence of a super continent b. 10 million years ago the basic geological shape of N America emerged c. 2 million years ago - The Great Ice Age d. When the glaciers retreated (10‚000) N America’s current landscape for formed e. Only the Great Salt Lake exists as remains from Lake Bonneville II. Peopling the Americas a. The Great Ice Age also led to populating of
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The Indian societies were of a huge variety with different traditions and cultures which the Europeans became aware of the more they explored the Americas. However‚ the Europeans too‚ were considerably different with their aims and this therefore created different results from each relationship between the two. The Europeans were interested in a variety of things when they went across the Atlantic to the Indies‚ for example‚ the assistance of the Native Americans as military allies and valuable resources
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The moment Malinche was acquired by Hernán Cortes as a slave‚ neither of them could imagine the importance she would serve throughout the Spanish conquest. In theory‚ Malinche was the perfect counterpart to Hernán Cortes in his brutal conquest. She grew up without a father‚ and a mother who only valued her more for as a trade piece than a daughter. Malinche was desperate for someone who could guide her and teach the ways of life‚ no matter how evil that someone was. When Cortes became her master
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MAYAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE Art for the Mayans was a reflection of their lifestyle and culture. For the Mayans art took several forms including: painting paper‚ plaster‚ carvings in wood and store‚ clay‚ stucco models‚ and terra cotta figurines from molds. Metal was very scarce and so it wasn’t commonly used. Mayan Art during the period‚ 200 to 900 has been considered the most sophisticated and beautiful of the New World. There is few remaining Mayan Art‚ which includes funerary pottery‚ ceramics
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The Broken Spears is a book written by Miguel Leon-Portilla that gives accounts of the fall of the Aztec Empire to the Spanish in the early 16th century. The book is much different from others written about the defeat of the empire because it was written from the vantage point of the Aztecs rather then the Spanish. Portilla describes in-depth many different reasons why the Spanish were successful in the defeat of such a strong Empire. Portilla starts out by giving a thorough background of the
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1) How does an ethnohistory differ from an ethnography and why does Berdan utilize this method for her research? What are the primary lines of evidence that Berdan uses? What are the problems associated with ethnohistories and what additional methods can be used to overcome these problems? A) Enthohistory involves investigating historical records of a culture in order to piece together their way of life‚ while ethnography relies more heavily on the living aspects of a culture such as language‚ customs
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Chapter 11Hemispheres United ZHENG HE’S VOYAGES Social: Emperor Yongle commands Zheng He to perform voyages to reassert China’s power Gave expensive gifts to people along the way Political: The Ming discouraged extensive contact with foreigners and stopped voyages Interaction Between Humans and the Environment: During expeditions‚ exotic animals were brought to China Cultural: Changing attitudes toward the Middle Kingdom’s relationship with the world Voyages vs. isolationism Economic: Trade
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Ileana Valdes AP World History Homeroom: 210 Spice Chart 11 Social- Family: Prominent families in the calpulli where the once that dominated leadership roles and formed a kind of local nobility‚ eventually they were overshadowed by the military and administrative nobility of the Aztec states Social Classes: Dominated by kings Slaves Nobles had two storied homes of nobles New class almost like serfs were created to serve as laborers on these lands Scribes Artisans Healers Nobles had
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Perspective on the Columbian Exchange and Effect on Information Conveyance While most of what has happened historically is clouded by speculation and wonder‚ some events have been well-documented. The Conquest of the Americas by the Spanish was an event in which many aspects were recorded‚ which has helped historians tremendously. The Broken Spears is a historical outlook on the Spanish Conquest of the Americas that includes several different texts written by many different indigenous people. Numerous
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