aztecs 1450 - fall of tenochtitlan. 1450 they had heavy rains for a period of 5 years. this caused...
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This ruined the land so that they had to deal with famine. Famine: an acute (serious) shortage of food.
They believed they had learned their lesson from the years of Famine.
• Lesson Learned: Don’t ever displease the gods again!
There were political benefits to this sacrificial system.
• Invite the leaders of the tributary tribes to see what would happen to them if they rebelled!
• Europeans killed the warriors in battle. • Aztecs killed the warriors after the battle.
There is a story of 20,000 victims being sacrificed in 4 days.Is that possible?
• 1487 The dedication of the Temple Mayor
The entire world will change forever after the Spanish find the Americas.
“New World” Old World The Americas Europe, Asia and Africa
The Spanish will conquer the Philippines about the same time they conquer the Aztecs.
They call Mexico “New Spain”.
Resources that were transported across the Atlantic Ocean after the Americas were “found”.
Columbian Exchange
Chicken Pox influenza (flu) measles Teascarlet fever Ricesmallpox wheat cats Chickens Cows goats horsesRabbits PigsSheep Pigeons
Old World
chocolate Corn Potatoes Turkey TomatoesChili pepperPeanuts VanillaSquash GOLD Pumpkin SILVERSweet Potato Syphilis Tobaccorubber New World
STDSyphilis
It takes years to die from the
bacteria.It does damage the brain and
heart.
It takes 7-10 days from the
time one is exposed to smallpox
until the virus starts to appear.
Estimated decline of the Native Population of Mexico due to disease:
24 Million20 Million16 Million12 Million8 Million4 Million1 Million 1500 1540 1580 1620
Maya
Incas
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1.When Cortes, the Spanish conquistador arrived in 1519 with his fleet of galleons(ships), the Aztecs thought that he was the god Quetzalcoatl returning . It was predicted that he would arrive in 1519.
It took 3 months for Cortez to reach Tenochtitlan.
2. Montezuma then invited Montezuma and his men in as guests.
Cortez was in trouble for disobeying the Viceroy. ( He is kind of like a governor of the
area.)5. He left Tenochtitlan.6. His men attacked the priests for doing
their sacrifices.7. They had to get out of there quick!Some died because theyWere trying to take the Heavy gold with them.
8.There were many battles where the Spanish were defeated.
During that time one man entered Tenochtitlan with smallpox!
9.Finally, Cortez came back with 500 men and an army full of warriors
that were angry about paying tribute.
11.The Aztecs were weakened from starvation and
disease.When they did finally fight, the Spanish and the
tributary warriors easily won.