AZTECS The Aztec Empire was peopled by a group that was once nomadic‚ the Mexicas. This civilization flourishes and becomes a great empire‚ the Aztecs. One day some strange people came‚ with unknown machines and animals they also looked like Gods who‚ what ‚why were they there???‚ with this advantage they conquered a civilization once called‚ The Aztecs. The Spanish conquistadors conquered the Aztecs by using powerful weapons such as shotguns‚ canons‚ gunpowder‚ swords killer dogs and furious
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Before the conquistadors arrived in the Aztec empire‚ the city Tenochtitlan had some unusual‚ natural disaster in which between the years of 1517 and 1519‚ the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan had an earthquake‚ then Lake Texcoco had flooded the capital city. The Aztecs believed these disasters warned of the fall of their empire and the return of their god. In 1519‚ the Spanish explorer‚ Hernan Cortes arrived on the east coast of Mexico and to make sure his men cooperated with him marching across the jungle
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NOT fully explain the conquests of the Aztecs and Incas between 1519 and 1533. Name : Kristeena Monteith Form : L6SS The Aztec and Inca people of South America were conquered in the early 16th century by the Spaniards led by Hernan Cortez and Francisco Pizarro‚ respectively. The Technological Superiority of the Spaniards was a major advantage in their quests to conquer these groups but it does not fully explain the success of the conquests. The Aztecs have long been described as an advanced
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Spanish conquistador who led the expedition to the Aztecs. He landed on the coast of Mexico in 1519 with an army of around 600 men‚ 16 horses and a few cannons. Cortes and his men made their way inland to the capital of the Aztecs‚ capturing cities and gaining extra soldiers from the people who were left after his men took over. He spoke to the natives through his translator Malinche‚ a young Indian woman. They made their way to Tenochtitlan‚ where Aztecs were conquering and sacrificing living humans
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1) Compare and Contrast the conquest of the Inca and Aztec Empire. The Spanish due to their inferior weapons‚ the bold war tactics of the Spanish and the eventual capture of both empires’ emperors defeated the Incas and Aztecs. However‚ in both societies the single greatest factor that led to their ultimate demise was the smallpox epidemic. This epidemic swept through Latin America and took a hold of both of these empires and affected them with catastrophic results. At roughly the same
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Cortes’ ardent determination to bring back wealth‚ gold‚ and conquer the Aztecs’ most sacred land‚ Tenochtitlan‚ wasn’t enough to defeat them in a hard fought battle. Determination was just one of the many factors that helped the Spaniards defeat the pious Aztecs. The main five factors consist of the‚ Spanish Worldview‚ Aztec Worldview‚ Military Technology‚ Military Strategy‚ Spread of Disease. However‚ out of all of these factors‚ the most important would be Military Technology due to all the advantages
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The religions of both Aztec and Inca Empire‚ united and sacrificed population. However‚ Inca Empire forced their religion whereas the Aztec empire did not. The religion of Aztec‚ Mesoamerican religion‚ and the religion of Inca both played an important role in unifying their respective populations of the empire. The Aztec Empire had a central figure called Huitzilopochtli who would administer the Empire‚ army and the religion. He was an important figure in unifying the Aztec Empire. Similarly‚ Inca
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Aztecs I would be a Mayan Aztec is not for me I didn’t choose the Aztecs for a couple of reasons. One of them is the sheer number of people they have. The Aztecs stood at about 6‚000‚000 people‚ which is way to many. They are also very war oriented and formed most of their alliances this way. I‚ personally‚ am much more interested in the arts than in war. If I could choose to live in the Aztec‚ Inca‚ or Mayan empire‚ I would easily choose the Mayan civilization. From a personal point of view‚ I would
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geography helped the Spaniards conquer the Incas/Aztecs militarily‚ geography for the Portuguese led to false assumptions
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Yalcin Mizrak 11-18-12 LAS 2012 Essays #1 Category A #2 – The Aztec people practiced the ritual of sacrifice to their Gods. It was part of their everyday religion‚ and they firmly believed that it was absolutely necessary. Many different animals were sacrificed along with humans‚ but the human sacrifice seemed to be the staple of their society. The Aztecs believed‚ in the ancient times before man‚ the gods would take turns being the sun for the people‚ until eventually they realized they had
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