European Exploration Spanish

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Clash of Cultures and Marching North

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Chapter 21: Beliefs and Ideas

15th century~ Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox~only Christian religions

16th Century~Martin Luther

A reformer

Lists 95 complaints against the Catholic Church

(95 Theses)

Founds Protestantism

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Age of Reformation

A time of change and reform

New religions forming (Protestantism)

Education

Travel and exploration

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Convert, Leave, OR be Tortured and Die!!!!!

The Spanish Inquisition

Queen Isabella’s “special” religious court

Muslims, Jews, and Pagans would have to convert to Christianity

No conversion = leaving Spain or dying

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New Spain

Hernando Cortez

Thought to be a god (Quetzacoatl) by Montezuma

Traveled with 900 people

Sank his own ships

Marched towards Tenochtitlan

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A map of the Aztec Empire

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Cortez Marches Ahead

Doesn’t listen to Montezuma and marches towards Tenochtitlan

Builds army as he goes

In awe of city

Floating gardens

Private Zoo

GOLD!!!!!

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The Aztecs fall

Montezuma dies

Cuauhtemoc (the new Aztec leader) surrenders to the Spanish

Spanish destroy the Aztec culture

Rename Tenochtitlan

Mexico City

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Chapter 23: “Might Makes Right!”

Ponce de Leon

Mean & Bloodthirsty

Conquered Puerto Rico

Found Florida

Names for all its flowers

Found gold in Puerto Rico

Finally shot with a poison arrow

He dies from this

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“Might Makes Right!”

Pizarro

Searched west coast of South America

Found treasures on in Peru

Defeated the Incas

Killed their leader (Atahualpa) after he demanded all their gold for his release

Melted all silver and gold into bars

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Chapter 24: Gloom, Doom, & Cheer

Spanish gave the Indians:

Small Pox and Measles

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