Early Human
The original Americans are the native Americans.
first migration the very first migration to America happened in38,000 B.C.E–15,000B.C.E Arrived from North Asia (Russia, Mongolia…etc) the second wave happened between 10,000 B.C.E and 4,000 B.C.E
The third wave happened between 3,000 bce and 1,000
Major Pre-Columbian Civilizations
( Aztec – Mayas – Inca )
The Mayans
Their famous pyramid is the Chichen-Itza
Mayan civilization of Maize (kind of corn)
Mayan underground Granaries (storage) : Chultunes
The Aztecs Empire
The first man who visited Aztec was Bernald Diaz in 1519 (the 16th cent)
1492 was Christopher Columbous
1421 China discovered the world. ( a book)
Mesoamerica before 1492
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He wrote : we went to search for gold and fortune.
After attacking, people started giving them gifts and valuable things. Tried to give them everything because of fear, they gave them everything but gold.
Cortes wrote that they gave us everything but gold.
Mexico had another God ‘Montezuma’ they sacrificed everything to offer him gifts and sacrifices.
They offer him all beautiful things to have good luck in their land.
They even gave their daughters and nieces as mocks’ wives in order to have good plants.
They offered Cortes to marry one of these women.
PRIESTS WERE VERY IMPORTANT THEY DIDN’T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING
CORTES WAS SURPRISED ABOUT THE SACRIFICING FACT AND HOW THEY KILL AND GIVE WOMEN TO A GOD AND HOW PRIESTS HAD AN IMPORTANT CLASS
He talked about how Christianity is a better religion.
Cort.: we won’t break their idols until they spread the Christianity to people and explain to them this religion.
Spanish were : Aztecs :
- Powerful - religion
- attacking - temples
- weapons - sacrifices (captives)
- Christianity - women
- Missionaries. –gods connected with agriculture
- Civilization. -beliefs
- ships - economy (tribute exchanging things instead of