PPT-Cortes and the Aztecs

Genocide Childhood At the age of 14 Cortés was sent to study at the University of Salamanca in westcentral Spain This was Spains great center of learning He learned Law and Latin helped him to justify his unauthorized conquest of Mexico. The Spanish Conquerors. Claiming the Americas. By 1500 Spain has all of the Americas (except Brazil).. In the Americas, some Spaniards wanted to: . Win fame. Convert . Native Americans . to Christianity . 7.7. 1) Study the locations, land forms, and climates of Mexico, Central America, and South America and their effects on Mayan, Aztec, and Incan economies, trade, and development of urban societies. . Codex . Magliabechiano. . depicts Aztec priests engaged in human sacrifice.. Mesoamerica. Capital City of . Tenochitlan. in lake off Chapultepec with . chinampa. agriculture (floating garden). Prior to contact: Triple alliance of . By Kaden . Hernan Cortes was a Spanish noble man living in Cuba that wanted to find gold.. Hernan Cortes took the emperor prisoner for six months. Hernan Cortes took him captive .then he took a short trip to the capital.. Columbus. • Thought he reached the East Indies and called the inhabitants “. los. . indios. ”. o A term mistakenly applied to all native peoples of the Americas. • Columbus was presented with caps and beads and other trifles. They gave Columbus what they had. Aztec &. Incan Empires. Part Two. Spain Vs. Portugal. Christopher Columbus asks both countries to sponsor his voyage--Spain agrees.. Portugal soon saw the wealth that Spain was gaining, and wanted to be part of the action.. Describe the encounter and consequences of the conflict between the Spanish and . the Aztecs. .. 2. . Describe the encounter and consequences of the conflict between the Spanish and the Incas.. 3. Compare and contrast Cortes and Pizarro.. Around 1300 CE a wandering tribe of Indians wandered into the city of Mexico. These people were called the Aztecs. When the Aztecs arrived in the valley of Mexico, other tribes were already in . residence.They. The Aztecs were rich and powerful people from the valley of Mexico.. They were farmers, warriors, traders, engineers, artists and sculptures.. They ruled over a great empire in Central America until about five hundred years ago.. Mr. Hardy. RMS IB Middle School. 2012-2013. The Aztec. By 1500, . the Aztec . controlled a . kingdom. that . covered almost all of Mexico. The Aztec were a . fierce, warlike people. , who conquered their neighbors and . Mr. Hardy. RMS IB Middle School. 2012-2013. The Aztec. By 1500, . the Aztec . controlled a . kingdom. that . covered almost all of Mexico. The Aztec were a . fierce, warlike people. , who conquered their neighbors and . I can describe the events that led to the fall of the Aztec Empire, as well as explain the cultural legacy left by the Aztecs.. As the empire’s population grew, so did the need for farmland. The emperor and the nobles also demanded more tribute. To meet these needs, the Aztecs were almost always at war.. Tipo. de . obra. Analizis. Escritor. Pais. Tiempo. Tema. Subtema. La . carta. de Cortes . es. la . segunda. de . cinco. . . Estas. . fueron. . escritas. . por. el . espanol. . Hernan. Cortes . Tipo. de . obra. Analizis. Escritor. Pais. Tiempo. Tema. Subtema. La . carta. de Cortes . es. la . segunda. de . cinco. . . Estas. . fueron. . escritas. . por. el . espanol. . Hernan. Cortes .