The Age Of Exploration, The Old World And The New World s...

In, the age of exploration, the Old World’s and the New World’s ideologies clashed. The Old World introduced their many advancements in technology with the indigenous nations. However, the explorers and settlers also introduced new weapons of mass destruction and many new diseases to the Natives. The Spanish and Portuguese were the first European powers to come to the New World. The Spanish came to modern day Central America and interacted with many of the indigenous tribes, including a tribe called the Aztecs. The Spanish went to war with the Aztecs and prevailed because of their advanced weaponry, the help of the other tribes who were enemies of the Aztecs, and diseases that wiped out many of the Native population. The weapons of the Natives were advanced enough to hold the Spanish off from the distance, however, their weapons were no match for the Spanish swords and horses. All the Natives were afraid of the horses, the canons, and the guns of the Spanish soldiers an d these were the reasons that they did not come close to the Spanish during the battles. The only reason the Aztecs were as successful in holding back the Spanish soldiers was that the Aztecs were plentiful in numbers. However, their numbers decreased as a result of multiple causes. In The Conquest of New Spain, Bernal Diaz describes the storehouses of the Aztec’s weapons. â€Å"Montezuma had two houses stocked with every sort of weapon; many of them wereShow MoreRelatedThe Differences Between Creationism And Creationism2961 Words   |  12 PagesResearch Paper People all over the world believe in extraordinary things. People believe there are no gods , some believe there are one thousand gods, some believe there are one god, some believe that humans that have died are reborn in the form of a cow. These beliefs are known as religion. Religion is the belief and worship of a greater power over mankind. There are four thousand two hundred known religions in the world. Some religions are different forms of the same belief, but interpretedRead MoreRastafarian79520 Words   |  319 Pagespage intentionally left blank Rastafari From Outcasts to Culture Bearers Ennis Barrington Edmonds 2003 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford It furthers the Universitys objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Bangkok Buenos Aires Cape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kolkata Kuala Lumpur Madrid MelbourneRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesSouthern Life Lisa M. Fine, The Story of Reo Joe: Work, Kin, and Community in Autotown, U.S.A. Van Gosse and Richard Moser, eds., The World the Sixties Made: Politics and Culture in Recent America Joanne Meyerowitz, ed., History and September 11th John McMillian and Paul Buhle, eds., The New Left Revisited David M. Scobey, Empire City: The Making and Meaning of the New York City Landscape Gerda Lerner, Fireweed: A Political Autobiography Allida M. Black, ed., Modern American Queer History Eric