Compare And Contrast The Inca And The Aztecs

Analysis: The Inca and the Aztecs in this chapter drew the short end of the stick in many aspects of their lives. Ever since the first European colonist traversed the waters to explore the New Americas, conquests and other strains were put upon these two native groups. For the conquest of the Aztec Empire, came Cortez and his explorations that turned to conquest. It started in 1521C.E, a few years earlier than the conquest of the Inca in 1533 C.E. At first the Aztecs were winning some of the battles and clearly were a force to be reckoned with. It was until the Spanish had formed alliances from known enemy tribes such as the Tlaxcalans, did the tides begin to turn for the European powers. After the last siege of the main Aztec city of Tenochtitlan,