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They wanted their gold, so they conquered them. Killing them was just the mean to such end.

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How did the spanish kill all the Aztec?

they killed them with guns


When did the Aztec empire fall?

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How did 200 spanish soldiers concre the Aztec empire?

since the Aztec were not nice to their native tribes cortez and his 200 men and also the Inca and Mayan ganged up and destroyed them 1 and 2 is that the Aztec want to capture to conquistadors not kill them while the conquistadors mission was to destroy them.


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Who was the person that ordered their conquistadors to kill the Aztec empire?

George W. Bush. At least that is what Obama said.


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The clash between Aztec and Spanish cultures occurred due to differences in religion, technology, and societal norms. The Spanish saw the Aztec religion as pagan and sought to convert or eradicate it, while the Aztecs viewed the Spanish as invaders disrupting their way of life. The Spanish also had superior weapons and military tactics, leading to the downfall of the Aztec Empire in 1521.


Why did the spanish conquistadors consider he Aztec Indians to be savages?

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What did hernan Cortes kill and who did ge kill?

he killed the Aztec but mainly by introducing disease to the Aztec society


Why was Cortes welcomed to the Aztec civilization at first?

Cortez was welcomed to the aztec civilization first because they didn't know he would bring harm to them or kill the empire. Therefore they trusted him at first but then thats what cortez did.One more thing cortez and the aztec empire were very brudal to each other. so they may have been into a fight and cortez one its one of those


How did the Spanish kill most of the Aztec population?

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Did the Incas kill the Aztecs?

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