GGR329H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Vikings, Acclimatization, Inca Empire
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Horses/weapons (scaring those who had never seen armor and horses and hear. Being mistaken for gods (cortez returned in a year where when a god was supposed to come: weapons/horses. Horses fast and could be used to send messages and to catch scouts. The advantage was not that it was new and scary. Wood weapons and the weapons of incas no match against armor: smallpox already decimated inca empire. Small pox also led to the civil war because a king was killed by it and they thought it was a conspiracy: no naval power for americas, political organization (europeans, writing. Which allowed messages to be sent and better communication. Except for mexico (1521), no real major invasion. Main criticism: invasions ultimately succeeded not through fighting, but when influx of settlers was large enough to overwhelm native populations in target areas . They don"t ever completely rule (except for mexico) they just simply replaced the dominating tribe.
