Aztecs

When the Mexico (Aztecs) first encountered Cortes, they thought him to be from one of their prophecies. Giving the Spaniards permission to walk as they pleased through the whole empire.

Although they soon realized that they weren't really from the prophecy, they still didn't fight them until Cortes and his men started killing them. Mainly the Spanish were weak; if it weren't for the Tlaxcalan and many other native tribes the Spanish wouldn't have done well from the beginning.

Well when hernan first entered the city Mocteczuma thought hernan was a god (Quetzal Quotal.) so he treated him like a guest meaning hernan didn't go through any trouble until he told Mocteczuma what he realy came for- the 3 G's Gold, God, and Glory.

it came to an end at about 1532 because the Spanish conquistadors under Francisco Pizarro invaded the Inca empire and killed the Inca ruler Atahualpa. The Spanish also brought diseases, causing the Inca civilization to decline and eventually be absorbed into Spanish culture. Spain gained riches from the Inca gold and silver.

1521

The Herman Cortez conquered the Aztec in the year of 1519.

Wonderful topic, but that isn't a question. What are you asking about nonviolence?

Inca Empire was the largest pre- Columbian empire and was located in Western and Northwestern South America. The empire consisted of areas of modern day Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Argentina, Colombia and Bolivia.

The Aztecs were people that belonged to certain kinds of ethnic groups. The Aztecs came from central Mexico. Around the 13th century, the Valley of Mexico was where most of the Aztec civilization lived.

They crushed up scorched cacao beans, ground the crushings finely, and mixed with a little binder like fat.

The Spanish came to central America and delivered diseases such as Smallpox, Measles and Influenza to the Aztecs. The Aztecs, unlike the Spanish, were definitely not immune to the diseases and caught them, making them weak and forcing them to lose the battle between them.

Although the Aztecs captured and sacrificed many of the Spanish, the Spanish resulted in taking over the capital city of Tenochtitlan and defeating all the Aztecs.

The Spanish at one point tried to spread the Catholic religion throughout Mexico, forcing Aztecs to learn more about God and the Bible. If children didn't learn their lesson about it, they were punished. They were forced to stop worshiping their gods and celebrating their festivals.

They were also made to work in Spanish mines or on estates.

First of all, The Aztecs were the only of the three that sacrificed human hearts to their gods, while the Incas were the only civilization of the time to have taught the practice of brain surgery. Although they used brain surgery, they were only successful about 25% of the time, which is still better than no success at all. The Incas also accumulated the largest empire of the three.

The Mayans Lasted Longer.

When Hernando Cortez entered the capital city of the Aztecs, Tenochtitlan, the residents believed that he was one of their gods, Quetzalcoatl, come back to rule them again. Even the Aztec king knelt before him.

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Cortez conquered the Aztecs in 1521. After landing in Mexico in 1519 he systematically besieged and destroyed the Aztec Empire and on August 13, 1521 he captured Cuauhtemoc, the ruler of Tenochtitlán.

the empire was teeming with gold and diamonds and Tenochtitlan was a magnificent place..

The empire was weak because it sacrificed too many captives to the gods. APEX

There are multiple so... That sucks you need to listen in U.S. History Class!

Chichén Itzá, Caracol, Tikal, Uxmal,Palenque, Tulum, Coba, and Kabah.

I believe that the Mayan civilization was the most advanced because they had a fully developed written language based on syllables.

1. Much better weaponry, and horses; 2. the Aztec assumption long held, that the Spanish were some sort of gods; and 3. the 'bloody-mindedness' of the Spanish. Aztecs if they fought, fought to make prisoners and so did not fight to kill (and never really developed the weapons for it). They were totally taken by surprise by a mindset where killing as many adversaries as possible in a fight was a goal in itself.

It helped because the lower class people, such as peasants, knew that other people had priority over them and could kind of control them sorta

The Aztec Civilization used there technology wisely. They used a bow and arrow for hunting there meat. They used a calender to know what day it was. The Aztec probably had more tecno smartness, but that is what I know.

The Aztecs feared the Spanish (Hernado de Cortes) because of sevreral reasons. I will list all those i know: 1) The Spanish had a propechy that said there god would come to them on boats. They believed this would come true. They thought that the Spanish were their god forfilling the propecy. 2) The spanish had horses which were unknown to the Aztecs. (Remember that horses were original to Europe's area and that they came over through the Columbian exchange with pigs earthworms...) They were fearful of the horses. 3) The Spanish had weapons like guns the Aztecs had feathersheilds and bows and arrows. That made them fearful. 4) they also had massive ships that they arrived on and they also were unaware of the time that the 'god' would come. I hope this answered your question, if not ask more. Thank you. -Roundrupert

Relatively speaking, the conquest of the once mighty Aztec Empire in Mexico by the Spanish did not take very long. It began in early 1519 and ended in late 1521. It was not easy, however, mostly because the Spanish did not present a unified front to the Aztecs. The Spanish fought each other almost as much as they did with the Aztecs. This infighting jeopardized the expedition and almost led to its ruin. Spanish involvement in Mexico began in February of 1519 when the Spanish governor of Cuba, Diego Velasquez, authorized Hernan Cortez to led a reconnaissance force into Mexico to investigate rumors of a wealthy civilization in central Mexico. Although Velasquez changed his mind about Cortez and later ordered him to remain in Cuba, Cortez ignored these orders and departed with a small army of 400 soldiers and 100 sailors. He landed at Vera Cruz, gained control of the city, and sent a letter to the King of Spain, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, in which Cortez solicited the support of the king. At this point, Cortez burned his ships to prevent the possibility of a mutiny. Without ships, the soldiers had to conquer Mexico if they ever wanted to return home. Soon afterwards, Cortez and his army discovered the Tlaxcalan people. After two weeks of fighting, the Tlaxcalans surrendered and joined Cortez in his campaign against the Aztecs. After defeating the Aztecs at Choula, the Spanish and their Tlaxcalan allies came to Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital. They were initially greeted by the Aztec Emperor, Moctezuma II, who thought that Cortez was the Aztec god Quetzacoatl. Quetzacoatl was prophesied to arrive the same year Cortez did, and Moctezuma II thought Cortez's pale skin, armor, and advanced technology were signs of his deity. Hoping to appease Cortez, Moctezuma gave the Spaniards lavish gifts of gold and jewels. Nevertheless, Cortez and his men captured the Aztec Emperor and held him for ransom. They had believed that this would prevent any attempt at revolt among the Aztecs. Those beliefs proved unfounded, however, because the Aztecs came to view Moctezuma as a traitor. When the Spanish brought him out to talk to the people, they threw stones at him. He died of those injuries a few days later. Before the death of Moctezuma, however, Cortez had to deal with a Spanish army sent by Velasquez to arrest Cortez for his disobedience. He left 200 men in Tenochtitlan and went to meet the other Spanish army. Cortez and his men entered the other army's camp at night and captured their leader. Most of the rest of the men were more than willing to join Cortez because of the immense wealth he promised them. When Cortez returned to the Aztec capital, however, he found the city in revolt. When an attempt to get Moctezuma to appease the people failed, Cortez was forced to flee from the city. The Spanish left Tenochtitlan on the night of June 30, 1520. By the time they arrived at Tlaxcala, they had lost half of their men. Soon, however, the Spanish were able to regroup and they conquered the Aztec cities one by one until they finally regained control of Tenochtitlan on August 13, 1521. 40,000 Aztecs died during the siege of Tenochtitlan alone and many more died of disease and famine all over the country afterwards. The fall of Tenochtitlan marks the collapse of the Aztec Empire and the beginning of Spanish control in Mexico.

Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors caused the fall of the Aztec Civilization by conquering them in May 1521. Cortes and his men built small boats to enter Mexico City which was an island in 1521. Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors caused the fall of the Aztec Civilization by conquering them in May 1521. Cortes and his men built small boats to enter Mexico City which was an island in 1521.

It was dedicated to their two gods, Huitzilopochtli the god of war and Tlaloc the god of rain and agriculture.