Transcript The Conquistadors and the Native Indians

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The Conquistadors and the
Native Indians
By Patrick Krol
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Standards
• 5.2 Identify the three major pre-Columbian civilizations
that existed in Central and South America (Maya, Aztec,
and Inca) and their locations. Describe their political
structures, religious practices, and use of slaves.
• 5.4 Explain why the Aztec and Inca civilizations declined
in the 16th century.
• A. the encounters between Cortez and Montezuma
• B. the encounters between Pizarro and the Incas
• C. the goals of the Spanish conquistadors
• D. the effects of European diseases, particularly
smallpox, throughout the Western hemisphere
Aztecs
-Polytheistic (Believed in many Gods)
-Lived in now what’s called Mexico
-Capital was Tenochtitlan which was built on a lake
-Thought Cortez was their God, Quetzalcoatl
-Leader (Montezuma) welcomed Cortez
-Used human sacrifice
-Montezuma was held hostage, then was killed in a fight
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Maya
-Lived on Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico
-Multiple Major cities
-Harder to overthrow (Many major cities)
-Had slaves (Other tribes)
-Polytheistic
-Not much Gold in region
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Inca
-Lived in Andes Mountains, in the area now called Peru
-Capital was Cuzco
-Polytheistic
-No written language
-Practiced animal sacrifice
-Sometimes sacrificed kids (Don’t try this at home parents!)
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-Easily taken over (Because they were in the middle of a civil war)
-Having a civil war (war between to groups from the same country
-Didn’t value Gold and Silver
-The Spaniards captured the Inca leader (Athualpa), held him for ransom, baptized him
then killed him
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Pizzaro
-Conquistador (Means To Conquer)
-Held Athualpa (Inca leader) for ransom, baptized him, then when the Incas brought the
Gold and Silver, they killed Atahualpa
-Easily conquered the Incas because the were in the middle of a civil war
-Traveled with 180 men and 27 horses to conquer Incas
-Traveled with de Soto
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Cortez (Can be spelt Cortes)
-Conquistador
-Traveled with 500 men and 16 horses to conquer Aztecs
-Other tribes helped Cortez because they didn’t like the Aztecs
-Cortez was mistaken for an Aztec God, Quetzalcoatl, and he acted friendly until he
turned on them
-The Spanish retreated, then returned, and then won
-Cortez took Montezuma (Aztec leader) captive, then he was killed in the following battle
-Destroyed Tenochtitlan, and built a new city called Mexico City, that still remains today
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Q and A
Q: How did the Spanish explorers and conquistadors change Central and South
America forever?
A: They built new cities and converted the natives’ religions.
Q: Where do we see the lasting effect of these conquistadors even in 2011?
A: The new cities, like Mexico City, that were built back then, and still last today. Also a
majority of South America speak Spanish today.
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