How did Spanish explorers

conquer American Empires?

 Before Spanish arrival America was cut off from
other continents and there were no regular trade
routes linking it to the rest of the world as
compared to the Europe ,Asia, Africa
 In the north were many separate indigenous
groups divided never united
 In the Central and Southern America were two
large empires , the Aztec & Inca empire
THE AZTEC EMPIRE
WORLD MAP
Before
AFTER
EUROCENTRIC PORTRAYAL BELOW:
Sacrifice
EVIDENCE OF SPANISH VIOLENCE
in burial positions people in
mass graves excavated by
archaeologists with damaged skulls

damaged skulls

original way of burial by the

natives
NATIVE AMERICAN DRESS
MODERN INCA PEOPLE
Cultural activities that involves
wearing masks misunderstood by
Europeans.