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Why did the Aztecs were easily conquered by the Spaniards and what they might have done to prevent it?
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Why were the Aztecs and Incas easily defeated by the spanish?
because they were out gunned
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.
What advantage did the Aztec warriors have over the Spanish conquistadors?
The Aztecs were a huge empire and had many people and they could've easily ambushed Hernan Cortez and the other Spanish Conquistadors when they first arrived
What factors enabled Cortez to defeat the Aztecs?
Cortez beat the Aztecs by good luck and a fortuitous timing.There is often a "superior white people" argument that the Spainish technology/warrior skills or the fear of the return of Quetzalcoatl or even the "magic" of men on horses defeated the Aztec..These suppositions are being supplanted by data showing the Aztec land were having a mega drought reducing food supplies, weakening the people and making them easy victims for foreign diseases. The reduced population of sick and starving people were easily defeated.
What made the mayans so successful?
They had a very powerful empire so they could easily rule every single one after ruling even just one. Many feared the Maya and the Maya got into many wars, and in each one gained more and more land. Although, not quite as powerful as the Aztecs became a very very feared empire.
How do you use conquer in a sentence?
The climber knew it would take all of his strength to conquer the mountain. Until the 20th century, larger countries would routinely conquer smaller or weaker ones.
Why did Spaniards easily conquer the Philippines?
bongga sila,
Why did the Spaniards easily conquer the Filipinos?
they wanted colonize and rule as many lands as possible, some of the filipinos are lock of knowledge and lock of unity.
Why were the Aztecs and Incas easily defeated by the spanish?
because they were out gunned
Explain the reason why the Philippines was easily pacified by the Spaniards?
because the Filipinos were ignorant before
Why were the inhabitants of the America's so easily conquered by the old world explorers?
the inhabitants of the Americans were so easily conquered because they didn't have enough money to buy the weapons they needed but that was until the France joined in with them. With both of them together they finally stop being conquered of easily and winning over great Britain
Was Alexander the Great easily accepted by the peoples he conquered?
Yes
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.
Why was cortez interested in the Aztecs empire andwhy was he easily able to gain access to gain tenochititlan?
He was looking for gold. The Aztecs mistook him for either an emissary of the god Quetzalcoatl, or Quetzalcoatl himself.
Why was Greece was so easily conquered by Phillip of Macedon and the Macedonian Army?
They simply were not prepared
At the beginning of the War of 1812 what did Thomas Jefferson believe?
Canada could be conquered easily by the united states
What did Thomas Jefferson believe at the beginning of the war of 1812?
Canada could be conquered easily by the united states
