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Spanish effect on Aztec and Mayan civilisations - Coggle Diagram
Spanish effect on Aztec and Mayan civilisations
Effect of Spanish on civilisations
Positive
modernise society
domesticate animals
introduce currency
Negative
destruction of the empire
introduce diseases
Aztec and Mayan culture
Similarites
food as currency (Aztecs - cocoa beans, Quachtili, Mayans - Salt obsibian, gold, cacoa)
Differences
Aztecs Lived in Central Mexico whereas Mayans lived in Southern Mexico and northern central America.
Aztecs - Pre-Columbian, Mayans Preclassical period
different religion
Aztecs sacrificed people to the gods
Mayans sacrificed blood
Aztecs - monarchy, Mayans - ruled by priests
Spanish conquest
1519-1521
weapons and armour
coquisidors