1. 5/14/2015 The Conquest of the Aztecs and Incas 1 Conquest of the Americas Contact and Conflict 1450- 1700

2. 5/14/2015 The Conquest of the Aztecs and Incas 2 Introduction Between 1450- 1700 European civilization spread through trade, imperialism, and colonialism Guiding Questions: Was this inevitable? Was the spread of European culture a result of Western Superiority?

3. 5/14/2015 The Conquest of the Aztecs and Incas 3 Agenda Factors of Exploration and Conquest Aztec Society & Spanish Conquest Inca Society & Spanish Conquest China Japan Origins of Slavery In Africa

4. 5/14/2015 The Conquest of the Aztecs and Incas Factors of Exploration and Conquest Capitalism- pre-capitalist society to capitalist society Searching for Wealth Geography Technology The Search for Souls- The Mission The Ottoman Empire – “…crusade on one side and jihad on the other.” (112)

5. 5/14/2015 The Conquest of the Aztecs and Incas 5 Aztec Empire

6. 5/14/2015 The Conquest of the Aztecs and Incas 6 Aztec Society First Encounter- 1519 Hernan Cortes Great Cities- Tenochtitlán (tānōchtētlän´) (Huge Temple, Numerous Canals, Royal Palace) Highly Structured Society- Based on Agriculture and Religion

7. 5/14/2015 The Conquest of the Aztecs and Incas 7 Spanish Conquest Radical Depopulation Disease Forced Labour Slavery- The Mission Demoralization Introduction of Cattle, Sheep and Goats

8. 5/14/2015 The Conquest of the Aztecs and Incas 8 Inca Empire

9. 5/14/2015 The Conquest of the Aztecs and Incas 9 Inca Society Extremely Wealthy Complex Political Organization Accomplished Feats of Engineering

10. 5/14/2015 The Conquest of the Aztecs and Incas 10 Spanish Conquest Series of Attacks (1525- 1572) Encomienda System http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ encomienda Disease

11. China and Japan China Highly developed trade system Manchu dynasty (1644-1911) No monopoly in trade Japan Not as stable making European contact easier. Jesuits and Franciscans 5/14/2015 The Conquest of the Aztecs and Incas 11

12. Slavery in Africa Slavery existed prior to European arrival: criminals, sold by family in time of need, kidnapped. European slavers felt no guilt – religion as a reason. Asiento Europeans introduced chattel slavery Encouraged a century of civil war, created depopulation 5/14/2015 The Conquest of the Aztecs and Incas 12

13. Colonial Empires Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) Samuel de Champlain (1567 -1635) Conversion to Christianity – theological debate Bartolome de Las Casas and Juan Gines de Sepulveda Never decided – slavery continued Long term impacts? Genocide of Mayan in Guatemala http://www.ppu.org.uk/genocide/g_guatemala1.ht ml http://www.ppu.org.uk/genocide/g_guatemala1.ht ml 5/14/2015 The Conquest of the Aztecs and Incas 13

14. 5/14/2015 The Conquest of the Aztecs and Incas 14 Works Cited Legacy: The West and the World, Garfield Newman Microsoft Encarta Reference Library 2003