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    THE AZTEC CIVILIZATION


    Ancient Civilization located in present
    day Mexico
    Most powerful from the 1200s to the
    1500s
    Eventually defeated in 1572
    Who were the Aztecs?
    Capital City: Tenochtitlan
    Known for their artwork and architecture
    Most powerful group conquered other
    tribes
    Conquered tribes paid taxes
    Religion: believed in multiple Gods
    Human and Animal sacrifice
    Complex society
    Mathematical system, Unique
    calendar, and Farming system

    THE AZTEC CIVILIZATION


    Aztecs and Warfare
    Mexica was the most
    dominant warrior tribe
    They conquered and
    controlled the other tribes
    Aztecs encouraged warfare
    to maintain power and to
    please the God of War

    MEANWHILE IN EUROPE...
    European countries wanted to
    explore the rest of the world
    and create large empires
    Why did they want to create large
    empires?
    God, Gold, and Glory
    Spain hired Christopher Columbus
    to explore and find a new trade
    route to Asia to buy spices
    Instead, Columbus discovered
    the New World in 1492
    This New World was Latin
    America

    THE AZTEC CIVILIZATION


    Instead of travelling to
    Asia, Spain decided to
    establish colonies in
    South America
    They sent Conquistadors to
    take over the land from
    native people
    Conquistador = Conqueror
    Hernan Cortes was sent to
    settle Mexico, where the
    Aztecs lived

    HERNAN CORTES
    CONQUERS THE AZTECS
    Important Names
    Hernan Cortes: Conquistador who
    conquered Aztecs
    Montezuma II: ruler of the Aztec Empire
    Cortes and the Spanish conquered
    Aztecs in 1521
    Cortes became allies with tribes who hated
    Aztecs
    Aztecs had enemies, because they were
    brutal to the surrounding tribes they
    defeated
    Cortes captured the Aztec ruler,
    Montezuma II
    Montezuma II welcomed Cortes into their
    capital
    Spain claimed control of the Aztec empire

    HERNAN CORTES CONQUERS THE


    AZTECS

    Why was Cortes able to defeat the


    Aztecs with an army of only
    1,000 Spanish men?
    1. Spanish had better weapons
    Aztecs had clubs, arrows, and
    spears
    Spanish had swords, armor,
    cannons, guns, and horses
    2. Cortes teamed up with other
    tribes
    3. European diseases wiped out
    the Aztecs
    Aztecs had no immunity, because
    they werent exposed to those
    diseases
    Smallpox killed 90% of Aztecs

    INCA CIVILIZATION
    Powerful civilization located
    along the western coast of
    South America
    Located in Andes Mountains
    Present day Peru, Colombia,
    Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile
    Incas became powerful during the
    1400s
    The Incas conquered other tribes
    surrounding them
    Incas are known for being
    powerful, intelligent, and
    innovative
    Wealthiest in Latin America
    Gold, Silver, and Bronze jewelry

    FRANCISCO PIZZARO CONQUERS THE


    INCAS
    Important Names
    Francisco Pizarro: Spanish Conquistador
    who defeated the Incas
    Atahualpa: last ruler of the Incas
    In the 1500s, the Incas were defeated
    by Pizarro and the Spanish
    Pizarro was sent by Spain to explore the
    west coast of Spain
    Atahualpa was captured and then executed
    The Incas were defeated for the same
    reasons as the Aztecs
    Spain had more advanced weapons and
    diseases

    WHO FOUGHT WHO?????


    Hernan
    Cortes
    1519

    Francisco
    Pizarro
    1532

    Montezuma II

    Atahualpa

    COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
    Columbian Exchange: an
    exchange of goods and
    ideas between European
    countries and their colonies
    in North and South
    America.
    Basically the Old World
    (Europe, Africa and Asia)
    began trading with the New
    World (North/South
    America)

    COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
    Native Americans
    introduced the following
    to Spain:
    Crops: beans, potatoes,
    squash, and maize (corn)
    peppers, tomatoes to Spain

    COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
    Spain were introduced the
    following to Native
    Americans:
    Animals/Food: Horses, pigs,
    peaches
    Clothes made from Spain
    Disease: Smallpox killed many of
    the indigenous (native) population
    Christianity: Many Natives
    Americans were forced to become
    Christians

    COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
    The Columbian Exchange
    led:
    An increase in farming in the
    New and Old World
    Decline of Native population
    in Latin America (smallpox)
    The horse being used by
    Natives in everyday life

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