Gods.
the incas and Aztecs thought that the Spanish were other humans from different tribes.
aztecs
the Aztecs came before the incas the incas took over the Aztecs.
The Aztecs first encountered Cortes and thought he was the sun god (Quetzalcoatl).
Well first of all the Aztecs had inferior weapons to the Spanish soldiers, the Spanish guns still were not working as well as we would think so the weapon that was the most important one was the sword. The Aztecs thought that Hernando Cortés was Quetzalcoatl, their god that was coming back to Tenochtitlán so they just allowed him to get into the city. The neighbours of the Aztecs were angry at them for all of the taxes that they had to pay so they helped the Spanish in their was against the Aztecs.
Spanish invaders that conquered the Aztecs were way more advanced and were believed to be gods by the Aztexs when they first arrived. The Spanish also had the help og the Aztecs rival tribes.
aztecs
the Aztecs came before the incas the incas took over the Aztecs.
394 BC the Incas and Aztecs first tasted chocolate.it was made in its culture in 1200, Aztec Culture
The Aztecs first encountered Cortes and thought he was the sun god (Quetzalcoatl).
Because the Aztec prophecies told the Aztecs that their gods were fair skinned men with beards, and when the spanish arrived, the Aztecs thought they were gods.
The Spanish were
The Natives of South America (Aztecs, Incas, ect.).
They were much stronger. The Aztecs, at first, thought the arriving Spaniards were "people of Heaven". However, after the Spanish leader Cortes murdered their king and started looting all the wealth, primarily gold. Despite the Aztec's sophisticated society, they were no match for the conquistadors. Along with the Spanish conquistadors "conquerors" came missionaries, in an attempt to convert the Aztecs. Not long after the the Spanish arrived, the Aztec population was reduced to 10%. Simply put, the Aztecs were no match for the Spanish.
The Aztecs thought that the Spanish were gods so they worshiped them and did whatever they could to please them, at first. But the Aztec ruler, Montezuma, had his doubts about them. Soon after they arrived, the Aztecs discovered that the Spanish were as mortal as their other enemies, and fought against them. They captured some Spaniards, and sacrificed or even ate them. The Spanish won out because of their superior armament, and because the diseases they brought with them soon killed many of the Aztecs.
Well first of all the Aztecs had inferior weapons to the Spanish soldiers, the Spanish guns still were not working as well as we would think so the weapon that was the most important one was the sword. The Aztecs thought that Hernando Cortés was Quetzalcoatl, their god that was coming back to Tenochtitlán so they just allowed him to get into the city. The neighbours of the Aztecs were angry at them for all of the taxes that they had to pay so they helped the Spanish in their was against the Aztecs.
neither of them invented transportation the idea and action existed when the first object moved.
The Aztecs first encountered Cortes and thought he was the sun god (Quetzalcoatl).