Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Year 7 History Spanish Colonisation
over the Aztecs
- The Aztecs
- The flag of the aztecs shows an
eagle with a snake in it's mouth in
the middle of a lake sitting on a
cactus
- The aztecs founded their
city in 1325 on the marshes
of lake texcoco in modern
day mexico
- Aztecs small, wralike tribe
however over the
following century, swept
away opposition
- One of the largest cities in the
world: population 250000
- Sapanish arrival
- the spanish wanted
to take over the
americas as they
heard stories of a
gold land called el
dorado
- spanish wanted to
open trade routes
overseas to asia and
that was the only place
they could do so
- the curiosity to
discover and learn
about the unknown
- Belief that god
wanted them
to convert
their religion to
christianity
- to promote their
position in the world
- the conquistadors
- the men who led the
discovery and conquering
of the americas
- christopher columbis
- hernan cortes
- the conquering of the incans
by the spanish
- in 1527 strange people
arrived to the incas and
the strange people
carried a diease called
small-pox
- Impacts of colonistion
- Disease
- Small pox
- religion
- Christainity
- Language
- culture
- government
- Daily life
- Enicomienda system spanish
settlers provide catholic
education in exchange for
Aztec land, labour and
tributes.
- Obligation to provide
education and protection
ignored
- Aztec were denied human
rights inhuman working
conditions.