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Many Aztec people were actually killed by the diseases that the European men brought over with them. Because the Aztecs had never been exposed to European diseases, they had no immunity to them. Many of the Aztecs contracted diseases like Smallpox from the European soldiers and died from illness as opposed to actually casualties of war.
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How did Cortes overcome being outnumbered and conquered the Aztecs?
Smallpox killed off 90 percent of the population of Aztecs. Also he had better weapons and was more skilled in the art of war. But there are other mysteries surrounding this that historians still have yet to discover. Cortes was aided by the Native tribes the Aztecs had conquered.
Which Spanish military leader overthrew the empire of the Aztecs?
Hernán Cortéz was the Spanish Conquistador leader who eventualy overthrew the Aztec civilization. At first when Cortéz arrived in Tenochtitlan, the Aztecs thought he was their god Quetzacoatl. Therefore, Cortéz was able to work his way to the downfall of the aztecs but was then chased out of the city when the Aztecs figured out that Cortéz was not their god Quetzacoatl. When Cortéz left, he also left behind diseases common to the Spanish such as smallpox which led to the downfall of the Aztecs. I'm sure there are many small details I left out, please correct if you know any more information!! xD
What advantage did the American military have in the Vietnam war?
More powerful weapons
Was the Spanish unable to overpower the Aztecs and the Incas with their superior weaponry?
The Spanish had superior weaponry, but the Aztecs had many more people, and the Spanish had to flee a few times, or ally with natives, in order to take over. They also did lots of tricky things like kidnapping and giving permission for celebrations and then turning them into massacres. I don't think that there was ever much doubt that they would eventually overcome; just they had to change their timing and alter their plans sometimes because of the strength of the natives.
More than American died as a result of the Spanish-American war but fewer than?
tropical diseases
Who crushed the Aztec capital?
The spanish did. But smallpox killed more Aztecs than the spanish musketeers. Hernan Cortes led the spanish to the Aztecs.
How did the spanish beat the Aztecs?
The Spanish beat the Aztecs because the Spanish had canons and guns whereas the Aztec people only hand made wooden spears. The Spanish had more powerful weapons than the Aztecs moreover they had lots of people.
How did the Spaniards conquered the Aztecs?
The Spaniards' weapons were much more powerful and durable,making it easy to kill.The Aztecs also had diseases spreading, which killed many of them.
What helped the Spanish in conquering the Aztecs?
1. They were more advanced. 2. They had better weapons and were better armored. 3. They had the help of nearby tribes that hated the Aztecs. 4. They brought over disease that the Aztecs did not have cures for.
What is the reason why the spanish were able to conquer the Aztecs and Incas?
1. They were more advanced. 2. They were better armored. 3. Had better weapons. 4. They brought over diseases from Spain that the Aztecs and Incas did not have a cure for.
How did the Aztec lifestyles change after the Spanish overran their empire?
There were no more Aztecs left- the Spanish killed them all, because they didn't want to be over-taken by the Aztecs if they rose again. But the only reason the Aztecs lost is because a disease- small pox- had weakened them and so they couldn't have retaliated.
What most aided hernan Cortes in his conquest of the Aztec empire?
Although the Aztecs had more people, Hernan Cortez had better weapons. Smallpox killed many natives and Cortez used other rival tribes to defeat the Aztecs
Why were the Aztecs defeated by the europeans?
it was because the Aztecs culture was less developed..the diseases weaked both of them..the Spaniards weapons were more powerfull, lack of intelligence, didnt have as much protection as the spanish..and because the Spaniards had a better equipped army
Which best explains why the Spanish were able to defeat the Aztecs?
The Spanish outnumbered the aztecs
How did the spanish interact with the Aztecs?
No way - they plundered their gold, destroyed their culture, killed their rulers, warriors and many others, and raped their women.
How did the Aztecs respond to the Spanish?
The Aztecs thought that the Spanish were gods so they worshiped them and did whatever they could to please them, at first. But the Aztec ruler, Montezuma, had his doubts about them. Soon after they arrived, the Aztecs discovered that the Spanish were as mortal as their other enemies, and fought against them. They captured some Spaniards, and sacrificed or even ate them. The Spanish won out because of their superior armament, and because the diseases they brought with them soon killed many of the Aztecs.
What happened to make the Aztecs suspicious of the Spaniards?
When the Spanish arrived the Aztecs thought they were gods. When the Spanish seemed more intrested in the gold ornaments that the Aztecs wore then in the pyramids that were build for the gods was when several Aztecs started to disaprove of Montezuma's decision of housing the Spanish.
