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 been consulted‚ including The Conquest of Mexico by Hugh Thomas
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Aztec Empire‚ also known as Mexica‚ was formed by certain ethnic groups in Central Mexico‚ especially those who spoke the Nahuatl language and politically and militarily dominated a vast region of Mesoamerica in the XIV‚ XV and XVI. Tenochtitlan in the Valley of Mexico‚ was the capital of the Aztec civilization. In Nahuatl‚ the language of the Mexica‚ Aztecatl means "one who comes from Aztlán". In 1810‚ Alexander von Humbolt coined the term Aztec applicable to all persons associated by commerce‚
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The Rise of the Aztec Empire Aztec empire was one the most successful empire during the 14th and 15th centuries it is said to be the most lucrative and powerful Mesoamerican kingdoms at that time. The Aztec community began in the middle of a lake but later became the capital of an empire. Aztec was consisting of a diversity ethic group that lived in the area which stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf coast. The Rise of the Aztec Empire and its aptitude to be so successful and powerful dominance
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The Aztec and the Inca Empires were both extremely powerful civilizations. At the height of the Aztec Empire it reached from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico‚ from Central Mexico all the way to Guatemala‚ El Salvador and Honduras. The Inca Empire spread along South America’s western coast and throughout the Andes Mountains. There were many similarities and some differences in aspects such as government‚ economics‚ society‚ and religion. In the late 1300s‚ the Inca would attack neighboring villages
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Cortes and his small army‚ marched through Mexico‚ forming alliances with Aztec rivals‚ until reaching the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the massive Mexican empire known as the Aztecs or Mexica. It had a population of 200‚000 people; almost three times that of the largest city of Spain‚ Seyville (Windschuttle‚ 43). Within the next two years‚ Cortes and his men had triumphantly defeated the Aztecs and taken control of Tenochtitlan against all odds. (Daniel‚ 1992) So
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(Nezahualcoyotl). It all began in 1519‚the Aztecs and the Spaniards will cross paths which will end in catastrophe. The Aztecs had a peculiar religion that would worship gods and sacrifice in favor for their gods. The Spaniards‚ the ones who ended up destroying one of the strongest civilizations at the time‚ the Aztec empire. The arrival of the Spaniards to Central America negatively affected the indigenous people of the area. In April of 1519‚ the Aztecs received strange news that strangers were
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The Inca Empire was one which was established as a miniscule tribe that resided in Cuzco‚ whose location can be located in South America‚ within the high mountains of the Andes. Within the time frame of a century‚ seized and subjugated a vast majority of opposing tribes. By doing so‚ the Incans had extended their empire along to approximately the length of Western South America. The Inca Empire grew huge in amazingly short time‚ less than100 years‚ from a small area in south central Peru to a vast
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Tinasiah Mitchell Ms.Kim AP World History 17 October 2013 Maya/Aztec/Inca As history progressed‚ The Mayan‚ Aztecs and Incas based new civilizations off of one another. Art‚ Religion‚ and innovations help to advance and create the world we live today. Before the discovery of scientific logic everything was based off of religion. Past innovations and art influenced what is seen in modern artists and architects. The Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Incas have many similarities and differences based off of innovations
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an empire. 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
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If I could turn back time‚ I would go during the time of the Aztec Empire. The Aztecs first started out in the year 1100‚ and left their homeland of Aztlan in Northern Mexico and begin their journey south. Over the next 225 years‚ the Aztecs moved many times‚ until they settled down at the city of Tenochtitlan.The empire might have continued to grow‚ if the Europeans did not arrive in 1519. At that time‚ the Aztec empire were at their height‚ reaching from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico‚ from
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