Who conquered the Incas and the Aztecs?
Franciso Pizzaro conquered the Incas. And Hernan Cortes defeated the Aztecs with help of Dona Marina.
What mistake did Montezuma make when the Spanish arrived?
Contrary to popular belief, the Aztec people knew Spanish conquistadors were not gods, but men with higher technology and weapons, including iron armor, swords, muskets, cannons and horses. It is as if today a spaceship landed in central park (NYC), with aliens "peacefully" greeting the populace, but displaying energy weapons and force shields.
The Aztecs received them as guests at their capital city of Tenochtitlan, wondering what were their actual intentions. On June 30, 1520 they showed their true colors: fearing an attack by the Aztecs, Pedro de Alvarado ordered a preemptive slaughter of noblemen and priests on the city's main temple (known as The Massacre at the Main Temple), starting what would eventually become the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
What did the Spanish bring with them to the Aztec land?
Disease, horses, guns, slavery, genocide, Catholicism.....hmmm....
How did the Aztec Empire grow and become powerful?
Soon after the Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico in the A.D. 1100s, they controlled all the land in central Mexico between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, all within 100 years.
The Aztecs were such a powerful civilization that they conquered many lands because they were so warlike. Tenonchtitlan, their city, was a very peaceful place, but the Aztecs themselves were a warlike people.
What were the major classes of Aztec society?
Emperor, Nobility and Priests were the major classes of Aztec society.
What do the Aztec and the Mayas and Inca have alike?
they're all alike because they all are human and they don't exist anymore
Why did the Spanish wanted to conquer the Aztec and the Inca?
To expand their empire, wealth, power, and religion!
Why did the Aztecs first work for local rulers as soldiers -for-hire?
The Aztecs were poor nomadic people in need of recources, so they searched for work.
How did the Spanish treat the Aztecs?
they basically treated them like if they were enemies
Why the conquered tribes hate Aztecs and define tribute?
what is the define tribute
what is the define commerce
Which European explorer destroyed the Aztec civilization?
Cortés
Hernan Cortez and the Spanish conquistadors.
What was the title of Aztec's leaders?
Aztec leaders were called tlatoani, which means great speaker. The Spaniards applied the title of Emperor to Aztec leaders. However, this is an inaccurate description, as emperor denotes the idea of a birthright to a throne, and the Aztecs had no conception of this backward notion of governance.
Was the ancient Aztec civilization a theocracy?
No, it wasn't. The priests were very powerful but the ruler, secular.