Americas by the 1500s
… They sailed in caravels, which could sail into the wind without oars, which had to be rowed. The caravels could carry … find, can be eaten, soft, but can be shaped and hammered without breaking, reflects heat rays, mixes easily with other … Mayas were conquered by the Toltecs, who absorbed Mayan architecture, art and religion. Even later, the Aztecs took …