https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256 4/1 Spain Builds an American Empire - period 3 en-us 2020-04-01 06:06:35 UTC 2020-04-01 10:14:10 UTC hello@padlet.com 23jedrzejczyk_w https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486178572 They had more facilities and money, whereas from the text we read on the previous class, we know that they were more moral people and had less facilities than the Spanish. The Aztecs also could not have been greedy for conquering other land, but probably this was because they did not have the facilities and motivation like he Spanish did. The Aztecs were not as curious of the world, therefore did not travel the world and gain the supplies that the Spanish had; For example, since the Europeans had technology such as guns etc. they were more effective in battle, and this was because they obtained those ideas and weaponry from other countries and parts of the world. Technologies and ideologies that the Spanish had, the Aztecs did not poses and were not as curious about them. ]]> 2020-04-01 09:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486178572 23duman_s https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486178764 2. The Spaniards conquered the Aztec Empire because there wasn't that much space for improvement in Europe as every inch of lan was owned by another country. Other than that, the Spaniards were looking for other trade routes for Asia while the Aztecs weren't involved in any kind of trade.
3. The Spaniards weren't a wealthy country back then therefore they had to look for new ways to gain profit, while the Aztecs had tons of gold and didn't really need to explore new land.

The Spaniards didn't have much of a choice since the entirety of Europe was controlled by powerful leader. For instance, Spain has the French in the North and the Mediterranean Ocean was controlled by the Ottomans and the Italians.]]> 2020-04-01 09:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486178764 23lorge_j https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486179252 I think the Spaniards conquered the Aztec empire because the Europeans had more technology and more desire to explore as Columbus wanted a new trade route to India as well as other explorers wanting the 3 G's. I also think the fact that the Europeans had access to trade with India and other Asian empires, which allowed for new discovery in technology, such as the sail, enabled them to explore. ]]> 2020-04-01 09:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486179252 23hartsock_j https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486181161 The Spaniards had very new technology that the native tribes in the Americas had never even dreamed of. For example gunpowder weapons, sailboats, etc. From trade and new learned ideas not only the Spanish but others in Europe were able to receive and manufacture this technology. This allowed the Spanish to move and conquer different places quickly and efficiently. On the other side the Aztecs and Incas hadn't even known that there was other forms of life beyond the nearby land. As well they hadn't ever encountered any Europeans as well received the ideas that the Europeans had already begun to share and trade. Overall the Native tribes couldn't have conquered the Spaniards due to lack of mobility and weaponry preventing them from crossing over into Europe.]]> 2020-04-01 09:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486181161 https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486182625 2020-04-01 09:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486182625 23sheehan_m https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486182645 I think the Spaniards conquered the Aztec and Inca Empire instead of the other way around because they had more access to different advances in technology and trade from other countries in Europe and in Asia. Because of trade, the Spaniards were able to trade for weapons such as cannons and others that helped them fight from a distance instead of up close. The Aztec and the Inca Empire isolated themselves from the tribes and people around them, while the Spaniards decided to open up to the rest of Europe and Asia and therefore they were able to be influenced by new ideas and had more power. Because of the trade and sharing of different ideas, the Spaniards were able to combine the knowledge of everyone around them and use it against the Aztecs. ]]> 2020-04-01 09:35:00 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486182645 23maciejewska_h https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486183548 I believe that the Spaniards conquered the Aztec and the Inca Empires, instead of the other way around, because of the possibilities the Spanish had. By this I mean that In Europe, every country traded with each other, therefore they could gain new inventions and ideas. For example, the Spanish got gun powder for the Portuguese and by this they could have improved their weaponry. This gave them a huge advantage when conquering the Aztecs. The Native Americans on the other hand, didn't have this culture of trading, which resulted in them having their own culture and technology. It is why they fought with those specific weapons and not guns. Furthermore, in Europe voyages were very popular and because of trade, people found out that it is possible to travel on water. These ideas traveled from country to country, which is why the Spanish were able to construct ships. The Aztecs didn't have this knowledge yet, since they were did not spread different ideas. ]]> 2020-04-01 09:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486183548 23han_s https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486183761 I think that the reasons Spaniards were able to conquer goes way back to the beginning of food production. Food production had started earlier and more effective in Southern Europe than the natives living South America at the time. This lead to people of Southern Europe abandoning the life of moving places to places, and began living at one fixed place. This gave them more time to research and develop in technology as well as weapons, since they were forced to fight between each other in groups. Also germs like smallpox, which wiped out a large percent of the natives also come from food production. They come from the animals that people raise for food. The Spaniards, used to living in groups were used to the germs. In contrast, the people of South Americas had lived in small groups of hunters and gatherers, not giving them a chance to develop.]]> 2020-04-01 09:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486183761 23abad_r https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486183788 The Spaniards conquered the Aztec and the Inca empires because the Spaniards had more resources than them. They had guns and sailboats. They also conquered them because many of the Inca had already made contact with the Spaniards and many of them died of European diseases. The Aztecs and the Incas were also isolated from the rest of the world meaning that they were not immune to the diseases as the Spaniards were because the Spaniards had already been living in those conditions. ]]> 2020-04-01 09:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486183788 23sobinski_f https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486184601 I believe that the Spaniards were the ones that conquered the Aztec and the Inca Empire due to how Europeans started colonizing other countries. Europeans were the first ones to do so because Europeans had better developed science and had overall more knowledge and technology than the Native Americans. Europeans had pretty advanced boats and guns while the Native Americans still used arrows. The Europeans were actively looking for opportunities to colonize new lands and so they were the first ones to be able to conquer the Aztec and Inca Empires which were way less developed. Europeans already had well developed technology because of sharing ideas between each other. Europeans also invested a lot in colonization and research unlike the Native Americans.

]]> 2020-04-01 09:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486184601 23klodowska_m https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486184653 I think that the Spaniards conquered the Aztecs because of there advances in technology and more money. They had a higher power because they were surrounded by other countries which also had advanced. While the Aztecs were on a loan island, with little to no contact with other countries. With the Spaniards having more contact with more people allowed them to inspire and trade with others. ]]> 2020-04-01 09:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486184653 23dewey_m https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486184851 I think that the Spaniards conquered the Aztecs because they had different advancements that allowed them to make the trip across the sea, and they also had more advanced weaponry. The Europeans had different values that made them have the need to always get more power and money. Part of this was their belief in Christianity, which pushed them to explore new land and spread their faith. They had access to new technologies from their trade with other nations in Asia, and the spread of ideas led to better advancements. The Europeans and the Aztecs also had access to different material, and the availability of these raw materials changed the technologies they different cultures could make. ]]> 2020-04-01 09:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486184851 23rewski_p https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486185267 I think that the Spaniards conquered the Aztec because their technology was more exampled. For example when Hernan Cortes arrived he said that the Aztecs didn't have Iron. They also didn't have armour like when Columbus described them as naked. They didn't trade with other nations for thousands of years so they weren't exposed to new ideas and technology such as guns. Asia and Europe were connected so the spread of ideas were easy which lead to Europe having guns while the Americas were isolated on the other side of the planet. At that time the Natives were also fighting each other making them think that the Spaniards were friendly. Cortes even wrote that the Aztecs were very welcoming to them.]]> 2020-04-01 09:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486185267 23memeo_s https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486185326 The Europeans at that time were in a way more "ahead", they were already traveling exploring new roots, not to mention the trades they had. The Natives Americans were wilder, (even though they had a lot of culture and knowledge), in my opinion, their nature was just more peaceful, they had their business. America is a big territory they had their own conflicts and maybe weren't interested in further struggles. They didn't need it, they had different interests,  agriculture, cultivating all available land, introducing irrigation, draining swamps, and creating artificial islands in the lakes, which in fact are some of the things they were known for. ]]> 2020-04-01 09:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486185326 23shin_j https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486185524 I think the Spaniards conquered the Aztec and Inca empires, by violence,  because the they had high technology as military like gunpowder weapons, ships etc. So, they conquer Aztec and Inca Empire as a war, it was much easier for them]]> 2020-04-01 09:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486185524 23caraballo_m https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486185620 2020-04-01 09:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486185620 https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486186423 The spaniards conquer the Aztec and the Inca Empires in a other way because they had a technology that the native Americans didn't have, like some strong weapons ]]> 2020-04-01 09:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486186423 23cokerdemdepriest_r https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486186992 The Spaniards conquered the Aztec and Inca Empires because they had access to technology that the natives did not such as guns and firearms, whereas the Natives only had more primitive weapons such as bows and arrows, spears, and others. Also, it was a lot easier for the Spaniards to conquer to Natives because they unknowingly brought diseases to which the Natives had not been exposed to such as smallpox, measles, and the flu, and therefore lots of the Native Americans died and there were less that could fight back. Finally, the Spaniards went into the Americas prepared to battle, whereas the Native Americans were not expecting anyone to invade and therefore they were not as well prepared because lots of the Native Americans had likely never been invaded before.]]> 2020-04-01 09:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486186992 23kwak_j https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486215817 The spaniards conquer the Aztec and the Inca Empires in a other way because they had a technology that the native Americans didn't have, like some strong weapons that the Spaniards conquered easily ]]> 2020-04-01 09:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/agasiejewski/1vvqqaukx256/wish/486215817