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Native American Influence On Mesoamericaan Empires

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During the 1500s, many determined European explorers sailed for their nation to find trade routes to Asia. However, one explorer, Christopher Columbus, accidentally sailed to an unknown area in which we now call the Americas. From this major discovery, Spain gained much wealth and power within Europe. As a result, the new discovery inspired other nations and explorers to travel to this unfamiliar land. However, Mesoamerican empires had disagreements with the foreigners, who called themselves conquistadors. As a result, This created warfare and disease across the new land, where Native culture was destroyed and tribes being wiped out after the conquistadors defeated in battle. The discovery of the “New World” created the rise of populations, …show more content…

After the discovery of Columbus, other explorers decided to explore the lands Columbus unearthed. Two explorers, Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro, contributed enormously to the growth of European nations. In addition, both almost abolished the existence of two powerful empires by destroying everything associated with Mesoamerican cultures and the slaughtering of many Native Americans. The Europeans gained precious minerals, new kinds of food, new architecture which helped raise the population of people around the world. The Three Sisters, planted by the Native Americans which were discovered by European explorers contributed much to the drastic population growth globally. Many nations claimed the Three Sisters as their staple of life. In addition, the Europeans were able to colonize many areas in the New World which led to the domination of Spain and Portugal as they were the first two nations who began this exploration.In addition, many Europeans utilized Mesoamerican architecture into Christian churches and monasteries. Furthermore, the Europeans brought slaves to Americas which resulted in the blending of cultures, creating an extremely diverse culture. Overall, the Europeans earned an unimaginable amount of precious metals and benefited greatly from the Native Americans’ natural

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