The invasion of the Aztec empire by the Spanish conquistadors was a significant historical event. It was mainly led by Spain’s superior weapons‚ their tactical plans‚ as well as their belief in conquering various groups of people. These factors weren’t familiar to the Aztecs; as a result‚ it acted as an advantage for the Spanish soldiers. During the 20th of December 1989‚ a similar invasion occurred between the US and Panama. During their invasion period‚ Panama and the Aztecs lacked similar factors
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The Aztecs were an Native Indian tribe‚ located in modern day Mexico‚who ruled a huge part of Mexican territory from the 1400’s to the 1500’s‚ before they were conquered by Hernando Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors. The Aztecs had one of the most advanced civilizations in the Americas and built cities as large as any in Europe at that time. They had a very unique culture compared to the Spaniards‚ for example they practiced a religion that affected every part of their lives and featured human
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GOVERNMENT Difference: Incans had a totalitarian complex government whether as Aztecs had a decentralized government that focused on expansion.  Significance: Since Aztecs never really had a lot of control over the conquered people‚ many of them were eager to fight for Cortez against the Aztecs which helped lead to their decline. Incas on the other hand had a very complex empire with a lot of control over their people. So‚ since they had such an established rule‚ it made it MUCH harder and
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Between the years of 1321 and 1521 c.e‚ the Aztec Empire of Central Mexico was the most powerful culture in the New World. The Aztecs ruled most of Mexico and some parts of Central America. The Aztecs weren’t always known as ‘Aztecs’. They used to be known as ‘Mexica’. This term was used when they were slaves for the Toltec Empire in Southern Mexico. The Toltec trained the Mexica for an army. War broke out between the Mexica and the Toltec. Using their knowledge from training‚ the Mexica won the
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To what extent did Spanish military superiority facilitate the success of Cortes’ conquest of the Aztec Empire between 1519-21? Extended Essay Word Count: 3‚888 Abstract: This essay addresses the question ‘To what extent did Spanish military superiority facilitate the success of Cortes’ conquest of the Aztec Empire between 1519-21?’. In order to reach a conclusion‚ a range of primary and secondary sources have
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why was Hernán Cortés able to conquer the Aztec Empire? • Hernán Cortés was authorized by the governor of Cuba to do an expedition with six hundred men and eleven ships to try and find the kingdom where lots of gold was expected to be. Cortés was given a gift by the Tobasco people‚ and the gift was a girl named Malinali. Malinali was Cortés’ interpreter and soon became one of his mistresses. Malinali told Cortés about Quetzalcoatl the god of the Aztecs that will later return to take back his prophecy
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Tuesday/Thursday 9 AM Mid-Term Essay Question The Spanish conquests of Montezuma and the Aztecs were both a Spanish conquest as well as an Indian civil war. The thing that ties them both together is the Conquistador Hernan Cortes. You could argue for both sides as to which played a more significant part in the fall of the Aztecs‚ however‚ I feel they both played an equal role in the defeat of the Aztecs and the fall of Tenochititlan to the Spaniards. When Cortes first came to Mexico‚ he did not
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Worksheet # 2 – INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY Name: ___Platero‚ Alfhonso Jose San Juan_______ Date: ____June 5‚ 2012____ Score: ________ Student #:____11304685_____ Course: ___AB-ISE_____ Schedule: __MW‚ 0800-0900_ Room: M310 Contact Details: e-mail address ___palfhonso1678@yahoo.com_ mobile phone _____09353778295________ • Identify one interesting anthropologist (local or international). • Explore the life of the anthropologist and present a short biographical sketch
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Cortes and the Conquering of the Great Aztec Empire When Cortes heard of a vast and wealthy empire deep within the Mexican interior‚ the conquest of Mexico had already begun. The Aztec empire was what the ambitious Cortes had been looking for since his departure from Spain; he most certainly hoped that his wish to discover the empire would come true. The Aztecs‚ on the other hand‚ did not know Cortes. The empire was as it always had been; the Aztecs had no serious premonition of war. Cortes
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What can historians learn about why the Spanish were successful in defeating the Aztecs? From sources of the time‚ historians can explain how Cortes was able to conquer the Aztecs for various reasons. In combination these reasons allowed him to have the upper hand in the conquest of Mexico. To begin with the Aztecs had a harsh tribute system that was not popular among the people of Mexico‚ and this tribute system allowed Cortes to befriend many tribes; meaning supplies were easily
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