What led to the downfall of both the Inca empire and the Aztec empire?
Well for both, technological inferiority and smallpox (more on the smallpox part). And also for the Aztecs, the participation of thousands of people whom they oppressed on the spanish side of the siege of tenochtitlan. For the Incas, the striking similarity of Pizarro looking like Quetzcoatl, thus explaining an initial hesitancy to fight, allowing the Spanish a surprise attack that captured their King.
What were the Aztecs and spanish relations?
The Spanish came to South America, and the Aztecs thought that this was the 'white god' that they had been told to watch out for that specific year. They treated the Spanish Conquistadors with riches and lavish food, as they would a God. The Spanish scribes reported that they 'were sickened by the people's horrifying customs', which was referring to the sacrifice they did.
Then, when the Spanish asked for more to take home with them, the Aztecs realized that they were not the 'white god' they were looking for, and turned on them.
However, the Conquistadors had the horses, the guns, and they had most of the commoners of the Aztec society on their side, for they were unhappy with the way their Empire was being run. With these people and the Spanish's technology advancements, they overthrew the Aztec Empire.
After the Aztecs were in the hands of the Conquistadors, the Spanish treated the Aztec people cruelly, making them as slaves and torturing them. They burned all the Aztec literature they could find, saying that it was 'the work of the devil'.
In the end, the Spanish recorded their conquer of the Aztec Empire, saying that with their own little band of Catholic people, they fought the entire nation and won. But they lied, because they would have never survived without the help of the Aztec commoners.
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They were the single largest and wealthiest empire. They also made early contact with the spanish during the colonial era. The Mayan were the most advanced and the Incan were the last to go (technically we don't know how the Mayans went so you could say they went second to last).
Aztec houses were typically made of adobe brick and had flat roofs made of wooden beams and thatched or covered with mud. They were small and often consisted of only one room. Inside, there would be a central hearth for cooking, and sleeping and storage areas around the edges of the room.
Children went to school and helped their parents. Boys helped and learned the fathers trade and girls learned the home chores.
What customs did the Inca's and the Aztec's share?
What characteristics did Aztec and Incan societies share? complex religious events (correct answer)
What happened to Montezuma and the Aztec empire?
cortes was worried that soon would find out he was not a god ,so he captured the Aztec ruler named Montezuma.
What did the Aztecs call themselves before they were the Aztecs?
They didn't call themselves Aztecs, they called themselves Mexica.
The Aztec word was created later for archeological terms to distinguish the ancient from the modern day Mexicans.
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They called themselves Chichimeca. The other tribes thought that this name was funny, but when they did something good, the Toltecs helped them out and started by changing their name to Aztec.
When Montezuma first saw Cortez how did he view him?
Moctezuma allowed Cortes to stay in Aztec homeland because when Moctezuma first saw Cortes he thought he was a god.
A chinampa is a floating garden. It was used by the Aztecs. Hope that halps anyone who is asking!!!!
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What were the means of survival for the Aztecs?
the means of survival for the Aztecs wre to feast on little children.
They were fought off and killed by the spanish.
The Spanish people came and the Aztecs thought they were gods, so they let them stay. So then they killed the Aztecs and took their gold and valuables.
Why did the Aztecs treat Cortes as a god?
He was treated like a god because Moctezuma thought that he was a Spanish god
Where did herando cortez go and why?
He went to Mexico and to fing Cibola (7 cities of gold) He went to Mexico and to fing Cibola (7 cities of gold)