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WARM-UP
What images/ideas come to mind when you hear the name Christopher Columbus?
What do you think the cartoonist, Gary Larson, is saying?
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Excerpts from the journal
of Columbus.
What do you think NOW?
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OBJECTIVES:
- Describe the events that led to the conquest of the Aztec and Inca Empires.
- Summarize the reasons for the rapid Spanish conquest of the Aztec and
Inca Empires.
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How do you think the Aztec and Inca would react to meeting the Spanish for the first time?
Why
were the Spanish able to take over the Aztec and Inca Empires so quickly?
Read
page 437, Across the Centuries
What INTERNAL PROBLEMS Existed?
Read
page 438, Across the Centuries
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The Aztec
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The Inca
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Two sons fighting to inherit father's throne - civil war
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Divided the empire into northern and southern parts
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After three years of fighting, Atahualpa emerged as the ruler of a greatly weakened empire
What ADVANTAGE Did the Spanish Have That Helped Them
Defeat the Aztec and Inca Empires?
Read
page 438-440, Across the Centuries
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Technology
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Spanish Weapons
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Aztec Weapons
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Cultural Differences
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Cortes saw the Aztec as
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Moctezuma saw Cortes as
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Other Factors
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How Did Spanish Conquest Affect Their Cultures?
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