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Why did complex civilizations like the Aztecs and the Incas loose to the Spanish?
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∙ 13y ago
The Aztec civilization was a large empire with a very centralized form of government and a very distinctive capital city (Tenochtitlan), while the Maya civilization was composed of a series of city-states with no centralized government.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoMainly diseases such as smallpox brought from the old world. The indigenous people had no immunity to them. The estimate is more than 90% of the population died. Also the spanish had allies from neighboring civilizations. It is falsely told that cortez conquered the "Mexica" empire with only a handful of men. He actually had over 200,000 tlaxcalan allies. Unfortunately much of histroy is written with a eurocentric slant. A good book to read on the subject is "American Holocaust" by David e. Stannard.
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The Spanish had better weapons,and brought over disease to the Aztecs.
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Which two spanish generals destroyed the Aztecs and Incas?
cortez= aztecs pizzaro=incas
What were the consequences for Spain's conquest of the Aztecs and the Incas?
The Aztecs & Incas lost there land & the Spanish took over.
What are two other civilizations besides Aztec and Inca?
Aztecs, Incas, Mayans
Which civilizations did Spain's conquistadors destroy?
Spain destroyed the Native American Empires of the Incas and Aztecsthe incas and aztecs
What were the 4 Mesoamerican civilizations?
Tne Olmec, the Zapotec, and the Toltec.
Which two spanish generals destroyed the Aztecs and Incas?
cortez= aztecs pizzaro=incas
What are the three largest civilizations in the Americas?
The Mayas, the Aztecs, and the Incas
The Aztecs and Incas at first thought the Spanish were?
Gods.
In what order did mesoamerican civilizations arise?
mayas, incas, aztecs ♥
What were the consequences for Spain's conquest of the Aztecs and the Incas?
The Aztecs & Incas lost there land & the Spanish took over.
What were the consequences of spains conquest of the Aztecs and the incas?
The Aztecs and Incas lost their land and the Spanish took over
Spanish conquerors of great Indian civilizations?
Cortes and Pizarro, Cortes concord the Aztecs in 1519 and Pizarro concord the Incas in1532.
What were the consequences of Spain's conquest of the Aztecs and the Incas?
The Aztecs and Incas lost thier land and the Spanish took over.
What civilizations that were discovered in the new world?
Aztecs, Incas, Mayan, Indian, Eskimo
What are two other civilizations besides Aztec and Inca?
Aztecs, Incas, Mayans
What are some ancient civilizations that existed in Latin America?
The Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs were the big ones
Why does the book describe the defeat of the Incas as even more amazing than the defeat of the Aztecs?
Because the Spanish defeated the Aztecs, but the Incas fought back, much. But the Spanish prevailed and buh-bye to the Incas
