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Why did CC want to find a faster route to Asia?
spices (valuable)
Why is CC so excited to see Native Americans wearing gold in the New World?
to prove that there was wealth there to Isabel and Ferdinand
wWhy did CC get arrested and sent back to Spain?
his mistreatment of Hispanola
old world→ new world (only know a couple)
livestock (horses!), grapes, coffee, beans
new world→ old world (only know a couple)
squash, turkeys, vanilla, diseases
biggest killer of native americans
disease
the god that told the Mexica to found a city of their own
the sun god (huitzilopochtli)
what did the god tell them to look for?
an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its mouth
Tenochtitlan
large urban center, in Lake Texcoco
island connected to mainland by
causeways
What were chinampas and what purpose did they serve?
stakes in the lake beds filled with mud to grow crops year-round
who were the victims of human sacrifice in Aztec religious rituals? why were they killed?
prisoners of war, to appease the gods (thought they would be blessed)
what did the Aztecs do during their nomadic journeys to survive?
worked as mercanaries
who were the pochteca? how did they help the Aztecs conquer new territory>
Aztec spies, they worked as mercenaries to gather intelligence of the city they were in
how did the Aztecs control their empire?
divide into provinces, demand tribute from conquered people (gold, maize, labor), exercised loose control over much of empire, let local officials rule (as long as they paid tribute), respond brutally if they didn’t
1502 Montezuma 2 crowned emperor
demands tribute and sacrifices from the provinces, created unrest and rebellion
Spanish arrived and the people believed that
they were the return of a god to claim his land
Cortes
commanded his own expedition to Mexico
La Malinche
a women given to him by local tribe (his interpreter and baby mama)
what was cortes determined to do?
conquer Aztecs, conquers local tribes first and tries to convert them to Christianity
what happens when the Spanish arrive in Tenochtitlan?
Montezuma greets them and is welcoming, Cortes takes him captive and raids the city
La Noche Triste
The night of tears, when the Aztecs drove the Spanish from the city
Fall of the Aztec Empire
Cortes seizes control of surrounding territories, battle of Tenchtitlan
why did the Spanish win?
superior weaponry, smallpox outbreak
which allies are crucial to Cortes’ victory over the Aztecs?
indigenous people; they didn’t like the Aztecs (payments and sacrifice)
what myth arises in Spain about Cortes’ victory?
that Spaniards toppled a tyrannical empire (left out NA who helped)
Incan Empire
Incan legend said that sun god, Inti sent his son Manco Capac to lead Incan people to Cuzco
quipu
knotted cords used for accounting purposes
Incan system of conquest
show up in new territory, provide lavish fear, offer deal- become a part of empire or die
The Incans
heavily taxed tributes/subjects, worshiped sun god, incredible road/courier system
Incan Civil War (starts with)
struggle for succession ends w Huayna Cupac taking power, Spanish arrive and start spreading disease, Capac dies- new struggle between brothers, Atahualpa wins
Spanish are led by
Francisco Pizarro
Pizarro arrives in Peru and
hears of great riches, goes back to Spain and gets permission to claim land and gain governorship of said land
Inan people ransom Atahualpa with
24 tons of silver and gold
2nd expedition to Peru
Spaniards invite Atahualpa to a feast then ambush him
Pizarro and de Almagro engage in conflict (guy on expedition)
Pizarro sends his brother to kill him but his supporters retaliate by assassinating Pizarro in 1541