The Aztec Empire had many enemies due to its aggressive expansionist policies and harsh tribute system, which often oppressed conquered peoples. Their military conquests and demands for tribute created resentment among subjugated groups, leading to alliances among those who sought to resist Aztec dominance. Additionally, the Aztecs' reputation for human sacrifice in religious rituals further alienated potential allies and fueled animosity towards their empire. This combination of oppression, militarism, and cultural practices contributed to a landscape of conflict and rivalry.
The Aztecs had a lot of enemies and when the Spanish conquistadors arrived to Mexico the Aztec enemies were more than happy to help the Spanish destroy the Aztecs.
they thought he was a god because he had horses guns etc *Cortes had also made allies with the enemies of the Aztecs, Tlaxcala.
The Aztecs did in fact have an empire. This empire was actually a very famous empire back in the day.
The Aztecs were a very religious civilization. The Aztecs were also very violent and believed that for the sun to rise everyday the sun god needed a human sacrifice. They sacrificed prisoners from other nearby tribes which made them many enemies. This would later become a contributing factor to the fall of the great Aztec empire after the Spanish conquistadors arrived.
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.
The Aztecs had a lot of enemies and when the Spanish conquistadors arrived to Mexico the Aztec enemies were more than happy to help the Spanish destroy the Aztecs.
they thought he was a god because he had horses guns etc *Cortes had also made allies with the enemies of the Aztecs, Tlaxcala.
The Aztecs did in fact have an empire. This empire was actually a very famous empire back in the day.
The Aztec Empire had made many enemies among the neighbouring tribes, some of whom had been subjugated by them but still bore resentment towards the Aztecs. The Spaniards were very quick to ally themselves to these enemies of the Aztecs, since the one thing they lacked was numbers. The main tribes who sided with the Spanish were the Totonacs (theoretically conquered by the Aztecs) and Tlaxcallans, against whom the Aztecs had long been waging a war of annihilation. Other warriors came from Cholula and Huextzingo.
The Aztecs belived that for the sun to continue to rise it needed a human sacrifice everyday. So the Aztecs gathered raiding parties to raid nearby tribes and take prisoners for sacrifices. Those actions made them alot of enemies.
The Aztecs were a very religious civilization. The Aztecs were also very violent and believed that for the sun to rise everyday the sun god needed a human sacrifice. They sacrificed prisoners from other nearby tribes which made them many enemies. This would later become a contributing factor to the fall of the great Aztec empire after the Spanish conquistadors arrived.
Cortes made allies with the aztec enemies, as well the spanish spread disease to the natives which made them weaker
The ancient Aztecs had a empire.
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.
The Aztecs had the world's largest empire in the 1400's.
The Spanish conquistadors formed alliances with enemies of the Aztecs. Also, European diseases such as smallpox severely weakened the Aztecs. Once the Spaniards captured Montezuma, their leader, the Aztec empire soon fell.
The Spanish defeated the Aztecs and their empire.