HIST 0101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Factions Of Halo, Smallpox
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Spurred by the humanist movement and the desire to spread christianity. Explorers were in competition with one another. Granada, that last muslim kingdom, fell into christian control. Wants to sail west to india for a new route, but was denied by the. Instead proposes the idea to isabella and ferdinand of spain. Agreement between the spanish and portuguese to respect each other"s trade routes. East of the line belong to portugal. West of the line belongs to spain. Gives spain access to conquer the new world. Depended on deities and forces of nature. Toltecs were the royalty that supported the mexicas. Cortes lands on yucatan peninsula and conquers the mexicas. Aztecs relied on face-to-face combat, but the spanish performed surprise attacks.
