Why was Cortez able to conquer the Aztec Empire? What important goods were involved?
Why couldn't the Spanish defeat the Aztecs alone?
Outnumbered, cannons and muskets too hard to transport, wet gunpowder
What were the Aztec omens similar to?
Plutarch, Josephus, Lucan, Three wisemen, and other western prophecies
Who created the race of human that now exists?
Quetzalcoatl
Why did Montezuma's ploy fail?
Spanish created alliances
Why were the Spanish successful in defeating the aztecs?
They made alliances with conquered people who were against the aztecs
Who did Cortez alliance with?
Zempoala, Otomi Indians from Tecoac, Tlaxcaltecas
Many Indians already met and traded with the Spanish _____________ before Cortez arrived
A year
Why did Montezuma really invite Cortez into his palace?
As a ploy to ambush them
What were the two devastating defeats that weakened the appearance of the aztecs?
Campaigns to subjugate the kingdoms of tarascan and Tlaxcalam
Who was the historic ruler of the its of Tula in Central Mexico who fled to to the east to settle a new city?
Ce Alcatel Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl
What weather changes weakened the aztecs?
Drought
What is the vivid portrayal of pre-contact native life through the recollections of surviving native informants?
Florentine Codex
Who were the first spaniards in the Aztec world?
Juan de Gaijalva came to Yucatan peninsula and mexico
Why would people go through the trouble to re-write western omens?
Make spanish's actions look destined
How did Cortez gain so many alliances?
Most were upset with Azted rule and Cortez killed anyone who opposed
Was Cortez and his fleet the first spaniards in the Aztec world?
No
