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European Settlers and the Impact of Indian Culture

In six pages this paper discusses the colonial cultural impact of the Aztec and Mayan Indians. Fifteen sources are cited in the b...

Are the Aztec Codices Art or Language?

elements in their temples and homes, would also lend credibility to the fact that the codices were a form of written language, rat...

Consideration of Aztec Codices

people of Mexico have a very complex and elegant non-linear writing style. We call their ancient documents codices (hieroglyphic p...

Mexico's Psychological Theory and Practice

This paper examines how psychological theory and practice evolved in Mexico with the Spanish influence upon the culture of the Azt...

GM and the Pontiac Aztec Failure

In twelve pages this paper discusses how the subsidiary of General Motors failed in its SUV Pontiac Aztec development and launchin...

Aztec Calendar or 'Sun Stone'

of the Aztecs (Nahuatl), it is called the tonalpohualli simply meaning the "day-count." The tonalpohualli and the xiuhpohualli c...

10 Aztec Culture Questions

that life is a dream (Leon-Portilla 7). The Aztecs reasoned that, eventually, everything vanishes, even things such as rocks and p...

Mesoamerica and Body Modifications

Olmecs had strict social hierarchy with the powerful being the wealthy and the priest who played the role of todays politicians. ...

Ancient Cultural Development and Anthropomorphic Gods

addresses the divine" (Smith PG). Greek mythology is replete with examples of how anthropomorphic gods influenced cultural behavi...

Aztec Culture and Myth

superstitious. They are often deemed psychotic by the institutions that are common to modern society, something that demonstrates ...

Ancient Aztec Courtship and Marriage Ceremonies

said that because someone can invent it, that it does not necessarily mean that it should be invented. From all accounts the Aztec...

Incas and Aztecs

leaders. In another section of the document we note that people were provided to help transport goods, and that the leaders wou...

Spanish Conquest and Sugar Cane

was shaped by the vagaries of the international sugar market. Spains ultimate goal in the Spanish Conquest, of course, wa...

Freedom and Culture

so evident in official circles before. Individuals adopted rules and standards of behavior designed to serve "appearances." Youn...

Consumerism Perspectives of Thomas Frank and Susan Strasser

the development and marketing of a product--Procter and Gambles Crisco, a solid vegetable shortening that went on the market in 19...

California Conquest of 1769 to 1865

were placed "one days journey (by foot or mule) apart along El Camino Real" (Wikipedia). Thus the Spanish influence in California...

1066 The Year of the Conquest by David Howarth

found nothing whatever to say to King Harald Hardrada of Norway" (9). Throughout the course of the text, it becomes readily appar...

Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century Spanish Conquest

In eleven pages this paper discusses the role the Catholic Church played in the Spanish Conquest of this period. Six sources are ...

Muslim and Christian Relationships and How They Were Improved by Napoleon

country, he had done a lot of good there. He served as Emperor between 1804 and 1814 and then again between 1814 and 1815. He wou...

English Law and the Norman Conquest

reign that these were amalgamated along with Norman influences into what could be seen as the forerunner of the modern common law....

Hernando Cortez's Spanish Conquistadors and the Aztecs

In twenty eight pages this paper examines the central Mexico colonization of Hernando Cortez's conquistadors and discusses whether...

Mexican Conquest and the Views of Bernal Diaz del Castillo and Hernando Cortes

In nine pages this report considers the conflicting viewpoints of Diaz del Castillo and Cortes regarding the Mexican conquest. Se...

Mexican Conquest

p. 59). Upon his arrival in the Yucatan Peninsula, Cortes and his group immediately skirmished with the Mayan Indians, who were o...

Spanish Conquest and The Sword and the Cross

that chief Montezuma welcomed them with open arms, welcomed them as gods. Cortes accepted the accolades, the gold, the fine clothe...

Europeans' Destruction of the Taino Indians

Because of the early obliteration of the Taino Indian population that occupied Hispaniola when the Spaniards arrived and failure o...

The Economic History of Eighteenth Century America

In four pages this essay focuses on eighteenth century America's economic history and includes productivity and conquest that were...

Life and Conquests of Genghis Khan

and Tartar tribes in the region from the Altai to Manchuria. His principal opponents in this struggle had been the Naiman Mongols,...

Datu Philippine Village Chieftains and Their Pre Spanish Conquest Power

In two pages the villages of the Philippines prior to the Spanish Conquest and the power wielded by the chieftains are examined. ...

English Politics of the Eleventh Century, the Norman Conquest and Feudalism

This paper consists of nine pages and examines such issues as social class and ownership in a consideration of whether or not the ...

Pre and Post Norman Conquest and Feudalism Differences

In eight pages this paper discusses changes in feudalism regarding from the Norman Conquest and William I's reign. There are 5 so...