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The Spanish Conquests
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Topic: Spanish Conquests Aim: How did the colonization of the Americas affect native culture and traditions? Agenda: 1)Review quiz: This time it is multiple choice 2)Notes on page 28 and 29 3)History of Mankind notes
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Fernando Cortés The First Spanish Conquests: The Aztecs Montezuma II vs.vs.
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Conquistadors Hernan Cortez Aztecs Gold and Silver Montezuma II Tenochtitlan Mexico City
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The Death of Montezuma II
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Superior Weapons: Muskets and cannons Convinced other native groups to join their side. Disease killed half of their population: measles, mumps, and smallpox.
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Francisco Pizarro The First Spanish Conquests: The Incas AtahualpaAtahualpa vs.vs.
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Francisco Pizzaro Inca Murdered their leader Atahualpa Superior weapons
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An agreement between Spain and Portugal to divide up the Americas and not compete System of forced labor in South America for the Native Americans and ridged social class structure Disease kills off majority of population leads to slavery of Africans in the Americas
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The Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494 & The Pope’s Line of Demarcation
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1. Peninsulares 2. Creoles 3.Mestizos 4. Mulattos 5. Africans 6. Indians
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Social Classes- add definitions to social classes 1. Peninsulares are the men born in Spain and held the most powerful political positions 2. Creoles are Spaniards born in Latin America and were army officers 3. Mestizos are mixed European and Indian ancestry 4. Mulattos are people of mixed European and African ancestry 5. Africans 6. Indians
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Many Native Americans are forced to convert or be beaten/die. Today Latin America has a very strong tradition in Catholicism.
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Cycle of Conquest & Colonization Explorers Conquistadores Missionaries Permanent Settlers Official European Colony!
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Treasures from the Americas!
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The “Columbian Exchange” Squash Avocado Peppers Sweet Potatoes Turkey Pumpkin Tobacco Quinine Cocoa Pineapple Cassava POTATO Peanut TOMATO Vanilla MAIZE Syphilis Olive COFFEE BEAN Banana Rice Onion Turnip Honeybee Barley Grape Peach SUGAR CANE Oats Citrus Fruits Pear Wheat HORSE Cattle Sheep Pigs Smallpox Flu Typhus Measles Malaria Diptheria Whooping Cough Trinkets Liquor GUNS
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Now what? We will be watching a whole episode of the History of Mankind. You will be taking notes the whole time and will turn in for a grade.
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