week 49, les 2

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- Discussion
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Program
- 2.4
- Discussion
- Independently working on 2.4 or your summary

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Goal of today
- The first European colony in America
- Conquistadores
- The conquest of the Indians

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2.4 Spaniards and Portugese in America
- First European colony in America  La Navidad
- Colonisers were the first immigrant Americans

- Columbus returned to Spain with great stories
- Isabella and Ferdinand gave him 1500 men for a second trip  
   > Found a colony
   > Convert Indians to Christianity

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Amerigo Vespucci
La Navidad  was destroyed 
After Columbus came Amerigo Vespucci
He dicovered The New World 
This New world was named after Vespucci

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Discovery & Conquest
Conquistadores:  Brave, tough men obsessed by wealth & power

Conquered large parts of Central, South America and Cuba, waging a cruel war on the Indian population.

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City of Tenochtitlan
Aztec capital
Cortés discovered highly civilised societies. These city-states proposed attacking the Aztec capital together. Their leader Montezuma was killed. A new city arose, Mexico.

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The extinction of the Incas and Aztecs
Incas and Aztecs had larger armies
But, no horses, steel or firearms such as cannons

Indians were weakened by epidemics and foreign diseases

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For now..
Work independently in silence for 10 minutes
After this you can whisper 

First work on:
- Your homework
- Checking your homework
Finished? Work on your summary
timer
10:00

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Don't forget to send me your summary tonight before 6 pm!

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