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Q: What helped the Spanish take over the Aztecs?
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How did a small number of spaniards defeat the Aztecs?

beceause the aztecs thought the spanish was there god "the fetherd serpent" and let the spanish leader take over


What year did the Incas take over the Aztecs?

The Incas never took over the Aztecs. Both were destroyed by the Spanish Conquistadors in the early 16th century.


Reasons why the spanish conquered the Aztecs?

The Spanish conquered the Aztecs to take their vast amount of gold, precious metals, and jewels.


How were the Aztecs so easily defeated by the small group of Spanish Invaders?

The Aztecs weren't as advanced as the conquistadors. The Aztecs had cotton shields and used clubs studded with sharp obsidian rock. Meanwhile, the Spanish had horses the Aztecs had never even seen a horse before in their lives. The Spanish also had gunpowder and metal armor and their guns could easily take out an Aztec jaguar warrior. The Aztecs were also destroyed by the new diseases that where brought over by the Spanish conquistadors. The Aztecs had almost no allies because the other tribes joined the Spanish in taking out the Aztecs.


How much gold did the spanish take from the Aztecs?

The Spanish conquered the Aztec Empire in the early 16th century and seized large quantities of gold. Estimates vary, but it is believed that they took several thousand pounds of gold.


What factors lead to the conquering of the Aztecs?

The Aztecs had made many enemies because they would send out raiding parties to take prisoners for sacrifices. These rival tribes of the Aztecs would later help the Spanish conquistadors take out the Aztecs.


What was it that convinced Cortes initially that he could conquer the Aztecs?

He knew he could take over the Aztecs when they thought he was a god. So he used that to take over them.


How did Spain take over Mexico with less soldiers?

It is a common misunderstanding that Cortes and his men alone conquered the Aztecs; in reality, 400 Spanish conquistadores allied themselves with up to 10,000 Tlaxcaltec warriors, who were bitter enemies of the Aztecs. Between both armies crushed the Aztecs.


Who defeated the Aztecs to take over Mexico?

Incas


Why did Aztecs empire fall quickly?

Because the Mayas came and try to take over the Aztecs land.


Why did the Spanish invade the Americas.?

the spanish invaded the aztecs because they thought that there was gold there, and they wanted the land so they could build their empire. also, they thought that there was alot of things they could take from the aztecs to make them richer.


What explorers defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico?

Hernando Cortez was the Spanish conquistador that defeat the Aztecs. They used trickery and subterfuge to take the power away from the king of the Aztecs.