HIST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Aztec Religion, Columbian Exchange, Zucchini
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Hispaniola where columbus landed on his first voyage. Arawaks the people living on hispaniola. Alexander vi and the treaty of tordesillas. Maize, potato, zucchini, tomato, manioc silver mines. The pattern established by christopher columbus and the men who came with him during his initial voyages to the new world. Gold tribute system every man, woman, and child on island find and bring gold to the men or face punishment. Slavery claims the natives at their property. In 1495, raided villages for 1500 people and took 500 back to spain. Pope alexander vi and treaty of tordesillas (1494) participated in divided the new world up. Issued declaration dividing new world between spain and portugal. Hernan cortez and aztec empire (and tenochtitlan) 1519- 1522, centered in present day mexico, empire of 25 million people. Francisco pizarro and incan empire 1532, present-day chile. Land bridge 20,000 years ago during ice age then melted and end contact, eurasia to north america.
