The Decisive Battles of World History

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Lecture 16: 1532 Cajamarca—Inca vs. Conquistadors Outcomes x The conquest and subsequent colonization of the Americas by Europe ...

Which of the following factors played the greatest role in Pizarro’s success and why: disease, guns, steel, horses, Pizarro’s d ...

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x As his empire grew, Babur began to look to the riches of India and to lead raids into northern India. Since the battles of Ta ...

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local rulers who resented Mughal control took advantage of Humayan’s death and Akbar’s youth to rebel. x The nominal leader of ...

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subcontinent and established a dynasty that continued until the arrival of the British several centuries later. x Akbar was an ...

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way across the Mediterranean to the harbor of Lepanto in the Gulf of Corinth. x Strictly speaking, the loss of Cyprus also remo ...

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Outcomes x For the Christians, Lepanto was a stunning victory, made all the more glorious by being unexpected. On the other sid ...

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