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How did a small band of conquistadors defeat the large and well establish empires of the Aztec and Inca?
They had guns and horses the natives didn't which were a powerful advantage. The took advantage of their hospitality and then betrayed them. They killed their leaders. The Europeans carried diseases the natives weren't immune to that killed staggering numbers.
The Spanish were experienced horse riders, musketeers and cannoneers. They also carried many diseases that the Indians were not immune to.
The Spanish took advantage of both empires hospitality. and along with their superior firepower and European diseases, conquered the two great civilizations.
The fall of the Incas started with the kidnapping, ransom and murder of Chief Atahualpa.
The fall of the Aztecs began with the misbelief that Hernando Cortes was Quetzalcoatl, an Aztec god. Moctezuma II soon saw he was not and offered him gold and gifts to urge him to turn back. This only encouraged Cortes to continue his mission. Upon entering the city of Tenochtitlan, Cortes kidnapped Moctezuma II and murdered him in the house they had graciously given to him.
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Which Native American empires did Spanish conquistadors conquer?
Aztec and Inca
What was the great demographic disaster of the new world?
I believe the Conquistadors' conquering of the Aztec and Incan empires.
What were Hernan Cortes and Fransisco Pizarro known for?
They were spanish conquistadors that conquered great native american empires. The Aztec's, and Inca's respectively.
One reason the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec and Inca Empires rapidly is that?
The Spanish soldiers made effective use of their military technology against the Aztecs.
How did the Aztec decline?
The Smallpox and European Conquistadors
How did a small band of conquistadors defeat the large and well established empires of the Aztec and Inca?
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Which conquistadors overthrow the Aztec and Inca empires?
a Spanish one
Which Native American empires did Spanish conquistadors conquer?
Aztec and Inca
Why were the conquistadors able to defeat the Inca and Aztec?
The Conquistadors wore better armor than the Inca and Aztec. Also the Conquistadors rode horses which neither the Inca or Aztec had seen before, so that added a psychological advantage to the Conquistadors. In addition to that, the Conquistadors had gunpowder.
What was the great demographic disaster of the new world?
I believe the Conquistadors' conquering of the Aztec and Incan empires.
How did the arrival of the Europeans affect the Aztec and Incan empires?
Spanish Conquistadors destroyed both civilizations.
Who greedy conqueror of the Aztec empire?
Cortes and his mercenary conquistadors built an army of the Aztec's native enemy tribes to defeat Montezuma.
What were Hernan Cortes and Fransisco Pizarro known for?
They were spanish conquistadors that conquered great native american empires. The Aztec's, and Inca's respectively.
How are incas and Aztecs similar?
Both the Aztec and the Inca were defeated by Spanish conquistadors. Both the Aztec and the Inca were New World empires. Both the Aztec and Inca had calendars of their own. Both had gold artifacts that the Spanish wanted.
How did spanish conquistadors help establish the spanish empire in the Americas?
By defeating the Inca Empire and the Aztec Empire and killing their emperors.
One reason the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec and Inca Empires rapidly is that?
The Spanish soldiers made effective use of their military technology against the Aztecs.
What civilization did Spain's conquistadors destroy?
The Spanish conquistadors played a significant role in the destruction of the Aztec and Inca civilizations in the Americas during the 16th century. They brought diseases, warfare, and forced labor that devastated these civilizations and led to the downfall of their empires.
