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At first the Aztecs didn't fight back because they thought that Cortes and his men were ancient legends that spoke of white-bearded gods

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The Aztec chain of command was in ruins. The emperor, Cuitl'ahuac, died of smallpox 

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The Aztec chain of command was in ruins. The emperor, Cuitl'ahuac, died of smallpox 

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The Aztecs didn't know how to cure smallpox, which caused smallpox to spread, Killing 25% of the empire.

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 Cortes changed the development of the western world by opening the door for more explorers to come to the new word and conquer more land. He also brought newer technology like the gun,  steel, domesticated animals and horses. Cortes also helped build mexico city or new Spain with the help of all his technology.

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es that a major loss of people. In addition, the Aztecs were low on food. 
3.The big impact Spanish conquerors like Cortes and Pizarro had on
Mesoamerica was he brought over many deadly diseases. He also introduced a new language, 

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The natives didn't like the sacrifices that a major loss of people.

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 In addition, The Aztecs were low on food.

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#1.
- He wanted the gold and the loot from the Aztecs
- He wanted fame and glory for him and his homeland
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-guns and steel weapons
-horses and domestic animals
-some aztecs thaught they were gods, so they didn't attack them at first
- A dead man from Cortes's army gave the Aztecs smallpox, which killed many, including the emperor of the chain of commands.
- Most natives that got defeated by the Aztec didn't like the empire, so they helped cortes
- Cortes held Montezuma, their leader, captive
#3. He brought diseases like the previously mentioned smallpox
- He helped oversee Mexico city, the capital of mexico
- Mexicans don't really like Hernan because how he treated the natives

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1. Cortes chose to be an explorer and conquer the Aztecs because he was convinced there were more riches to obtain on the main land and because At first the Aztecs weren't fighting back so he thought he had a chance against them. Christopher Columbus also inspired him.
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3. One impact Cortes had on the development of the new world was that he killed the leaders of the Aztecs so that the Aztecs would have no chain of strategy and command so they got confused. He also built Mexico city which is still the capital of Mexico today.

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Did this in Salt Lake City, Utah ;)
Big Question 1:
-Cortes was eager to be part of the dynamic movement
-Wanted to convert native peoples to Christianity
-Greedy, insane for gold and other riches, wanted to make Spain richer, loot
Big Question 2:
-Cortes was outnumbered 200 to 1 by the Aztecs
-25% of Aztecs were killed by smallpox
-At first the Aztecs believed that the Conquistadors were "white bearded" gods
-Conquistadors had steel weapons, not bronze
-Had horses, which struck fear into the Aztecs; better mobility
-Better military strategies than the Aztecs
-Aztecs were known for many sacrifices of people from nearby villages and their own people; local people worked with conquistadors to conquer Aztecs
-In the first attack Aztecs didn't destroy Cortes' army when they had the chance
-Cortes took Montezuma, Aztec king, captive; Led to confusion and chaos among people
Big Question 3:
-Opened the gateway to more exploration in the Americas

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1. Cortes became an explorer and conquistador for many reasons. one reason is that he was poor when he was younger and wanted never to worry about food or agriculture again.

2. Cortes defeated the Aztecs with smallpox. He spread the disease to most of the Aztecs without realizing it, and killed of 25% of the population. the Spanish had the plague in Europe years ago and were immune to diseases like smallpox, which is why only the Aztecs were affected by the disease. Another reason he was able to conquer the Aztecs is because he took Montezuma, the Aztec leader captive,  so chaos ensured around the empire.

3. Cortes brought chocolate over to the old world and helped chocolate become a world favorite.  He also helped the development of California for the Spanish monarch.  Another effect Cortez had, is that now, most of the western world speaks spanish.

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1. Why did Cortes choose be an explorer and conquer the Aztecs?
- Cortes believed that he could obtain more riches on the mainland, unlike Mexico
- Cortes was inspired by Columbus' expedition across the world, and wanted to join the movement
- Cortes and his men were eager to settle in Mexico and to conquer the Aztecs
- Cortes was interested in converting natives to Christianity
- Cortes conquered Cuba, and was hungry for power and greater thrills
- Cortes wanted to gain glory for his homeland

2. How did he and his men defeat the Aztecs?
- Cotes was sponsored by multiple other conquerors, that also wanted glory
- Cortes was insane and burned his ships, not allowing his allies to turn back
- He captured their emperor, which led to chaos and panic
- The Aztec were unhappy about the way they were treated
- The Aztec did not fight back, because they thought the Europeans were involved with the legend about white-bearded gods
- The Aztecs had no horses or guns, which gave the Europeans a huge advantage
- One of Cortes' men had smallpox, which spread to the Aztecs, as soon as his body was looted
- The smallpox spread out, and nearly wiped out all of the Aztecs
- Smallpox was a very contagious disease
- The Aztec had no resistance and had no idea how to treat it
- Their emperor, Cuitlahuac, died of smallpox

3. What impact did he have on the development of the new world?
- He defeated one of the strongest and well-known civilizations at the time
- Cortes enslaved much of the native population, and many of the indigneous people were wiped out from European diseases
- Cortes' victory secured new and profitable land and oppurtunities for the Spanish monarch
- He helped oversee the building of Mexico city, which is still Mexico's capital today
- He opened the door for further exploration and conquest of Central America to the South
- He led the acquisition of California toward the North
- Cortes populated the Western world with the Spanish and English

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1. Cortes chose to be an explorer because he thought he could have more riches. He wanted more riches because he grew up in a poor family.  Also because he was  hungry for power and wanted to gain glory for his homeland.

2. Cortes only had about 500 troops, but he also had the help of other native tribes who did not like the Aztecs. Also the Spanish had guns, steel, and horses. But, disease was also on their side. I had killed of millions of Aztecs before the Spanish even got their. Also the Aztecs on food. Another factor that lead to the Aztecs defaet was that

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1. Cortes chose to be an explorer and conquer the Aztecs for a lot of reasons. First, Cortes's upbringing was hard and difficult, and then when he saw what Christopher Columbus did he wanted to be like him. He knew that if he were to conquer the Aztecs that he would gain great fame and be remembered among the Spanish. Another reason Cortes wanted to conquer the Aztecs was because he heard rumors about great riches in the new world. He saw how wealthy the Aztec empire was and thought the if he conquered them he could be rich. The last reason is he was hungry for more power and greater thrills. The Cuban governor made him leader over the  Cuban army and was hungry for more power.
2. The first reason is that the Spanish had guns, horses and steel weapons and armor. This gave them a huge advantage because the Aztecs have never seen guns, horses and steel swords and armor. As a result the Aztecs were frightened and did not dare to go near the Spanish. In addition the Aztecs were able to quickly over power the Spanish but one of the Spanish men had smallpox form an earlier war. When the Aztecs looted the body they too caught the disease and is is estimated that 5-8 million people died. This gave the Spanish an advantage because the Aztec had lost many men from there army and it was much easier for the Spanish to defeat them. The last reason the Spanish won was because most of the leaders of the Aztecs died because of the smallpox disease. The Aztec leader was held for ransom by the Spanish.

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1. The Aztecs empire was wealthy and in many ways more advanced than any European nation
1. Cortes was greedy and wanted gold and silver
1. He wanted more land and more power. Also in Europe, it was very crouded
2.The Aztecs didn't know how to cure smallpox, which caused smallpox to spread, Killing 25% of the empire.
2. The Aztec chain of command was in ruins. The emperor, Cuitl'ahuac, died of smallpox
2.At first the Aztecs didn't fight back because they thought that Cortes and his men were ancient legends that spoke of white-bearded gods
2. People were ready to join forces  against the Aztecs because of how much people they sacrificed
2. Cortes captured the Aztec emperor
2. Native  allies helped Cortes defeat the Aztecs
2. Different diseases effected most of the Aztec population
2. The conquistadors had metal weapons like guns and metal swords but the Aztecs had bronze weapons
2. Cortes burned all the ships so they couldn't turn back
3.Cortes made smallpox come to the new world
3. Smallpox  lasted for 70 days
3. He defeated one of the strongest and well-known civilizations at the time
3. Cortes enslaved much of the native population, and many of the indigneous people were wiped out from European diseases

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1.Cortes chose to be an explorer and conquer the Aztecs because he
-he was greedy(he wanted gold/silver)
-he want more power and fame
-he was inspired by Christopher Columbus, he heard of the tales of him in New England
-he wanted slaves(he was probably lazy after the expedition)
-he was bored in Eurasia
-he wanted a more wide spread religion
2.Cortes was able to conquer the Aztecs because he army had steel weapons, which could easily break the bronze weapons the Aztecs have. Cortes and his men also had guns which could kill someone from long distance although the guns weren't very accurate. They also had horses, they could use that were very impressive and intimidating to the Aztecs. His army also spread  the disease, smallpox, around which it wiped out 5-8 million people. It also killed all of the leaders and empire was in panic. The Aztecs had no new strategy. Cortes and his men attacked the capital and the Aztec to few of worriers to fight back. Cortes and his men had native allies that Aztecs conquered. The natives didn't like the sacrifices that a major loss of people. In addition, the Aztecs were low on food.
3.The big impact Spanish conquerors like Cortes and Pizarro had on
Mesoamerica was he brought over many deadly diseases. He also introduced a new language,

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2. Cortes had guns and horses which meant that he could fire at the Aztecs from far away and still kill thousands. He also had steel weapons like the rapeir so he could easily break the Aztec's simple bronze and obsidian blades. Coming to the Aztecs even before Cortes arrived was small pox which the Aztecs received from a slave that was kept on a spanish ship. The slave contracted the disease, and when the Aztecs looted his body they too caught smallpox which killed 25% of the population. The Aztecs emperor and  main generals were killed by the pox as well. In addition the conquistadors captured the emperor causing a general panic. Also  the native tribes who were mad at the Aztecs because when they were conquered by the Aztecs most of their people were used for human sacrifices. In addition the Aztecs did not attack at first. They thought that the Spaniards fulfilled the ancient prophecy about white bearded gods. The Aztecs has never seen horses or the guns so she was intimidated
1.Cortes became an explorer  so that he could become rich and famous because he was raised in a peasant family. He also wanted to succeed for the self advancement of Spain.  Also Cortes wanted  to conquer the Aztecs because they believed that human sacrifices are evil culture. He wanted to convert the Aztecs to Christianity. Also Cortes wanted to have more space for the people of Spain and all of Germany. There were many people that were cramped in the tight space with thousands of other people. If Cortes got them more space he would be a hero to all of Germany!
3. Cortes changed the development of the western world by opening the door for more explorers to come to the new word and conquer more land. He also brought newer technology like the gun,  steel, domesticated animals and horses. Cortes also helped build mexico city or new Spain with the help of all his technology.

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1.      Why did Cortes choose to be an explorer and conquer the Aztecs?            2.  	How did he and his men defeat the Aztecs?                                       3.  	What impact did he have on the development of the new world?

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1.      Why did Cortes choose to be an explorer and conquer the Aztecs?            2.  	How did he and his men defeat the Aztecs?                                       3.  	What impact did he have on the development of the new world?