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AZTECS
Aztec Empire
Society
Religion
Tenochiltitan
FIRST REASON: SACRIFICES
The Aztecs killed thousands of people and
the total number of people who died can’t
be calculated.
Many other cultures sacrificed humans but
the fact that the Aztecs did as well and
with great numbers made surrounding
people built hatred towards them. This
caused many people join the Spaniards
and if their family or people they new
were sacrificed.
SECOND REASON: RELIGION
 In
the beginning the Aztecs thought
that the Spaniards were gods.
 A huge mistake the Aztecs made was
not killing all of the Spanish army. They
wanted more people to sacrifice and
that was one of the reason the Spanish
won. The Aztecs were wining but that
caused a huge turning point.
THIRD REASON: DISEASE
Disease was the major reason of the fall of
the Aztec Empire.
 The Aztecs had never come with many of the
diseases the Spanish were immune too. Small
pox was one of the main disease that was the
cause of many Aztecs deaths.
 It is estimated that 25% of the empire died
from Small pox .
 One of the worst things that could happen
was when the leaders of the armies died.
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 It is estimated that 25% of the empire died
from Small pox.
 One of the worst things that happened was
when the leaders of the armies died of died.
This caused chaos in the chain of command.
FOURTH REASON: THE SPANIARDS
When Cortes landed, he was in good terms
with the Aztecs but then things changed. He
starts a war with them to conquer them and
their land.
 He killed a lot of the Aztecs which was
another big reason they declined at the
height of their Empire.
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WORK CITED PAGE
"The Fall of the Aztec Empire." Aztec History.
Aztec - History.com, 2006-2012. Web. 29 Feb.
2012.
 Beck, Roger B., Linda Black, Larry S. Krieger,
Phillip C. Naylor, and Dahia Ibo Shabaka. World
History. Evanston: McDougal Littell, 2009.
Print.
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