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Conquistadors
By Jessica O’Neil
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
- The capital is Tenochtitlan which was a city in the
middle of a lake
- These Indians were polytheistic which means that
they believed in many different gods
- They made human sacrifices 
- They had lots of gold
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Incas
South America, Andes Mtns.
Capital was Cuzco
Also polytheistic belief in many gods
Practiced animal sacrifice, and on special
occasions human sacrifice (children) 
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Cortez
-He was a Spanish explorer and a conquistador which
means that he takes people over by force
- Montezuma believed that he was one of their gods
named Quetzalcoatl who was a pale skinned Aztec god
- The Spanish were driven away but planed to return to
defeat the Aztecs once and for all
- The Spanish destroyed Tenochtilan and created
Mexico city
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Pizzaro
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Like Cortez he was a conquistador and a Spanish explorer
He had traveled with 180 men and 27 horses to Peru to
conquer the Incas
The Incas were in the middle of a civil war which means that
their country was fighting between two parts of the country
Atahuapla, Inca emperor was kidnapped and held up for a
ransom
Pizzaro tricked the Incas by taking the gold but not giving back
Atahuapla and later he was killed
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How did the Spanish explorers and
conquistadors change central and
south America forever?
• Most of central America speaks Spanish today
• No longer do the descendants of the Aztecs, Mayas,
or the Incas worship their Indian gods instead they are
Christian
• A lot of their traditions have disappeared and they no
longer do them
• They don’t believe in many gods anymore
The End