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Conquistadors and pre
Columbian
By: Kellie Travis
and
Riley DiLoreto
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
Aztec
• They lived in Tenochtilan
which is part of Mexico.
• The Aztecs were
Polytheistic.
• They used other tribes as
slaves and human
sacrifice.
• The Aztecs got brought
down by smallpox.
wku.edu
ambergriscaye.com
Mayas
• The region did not
contain as much gold
as they wanted.
• They were
Polytheistic.
• There were slaves
who could sometimes
gain there freedom
back.
latinamericanstudies.org
es.wikipedia.org
Incas
• The Incas were
Polytheistic which means
they believed in many
gods.
• There was no written
language, but they had a
spoken language.
• They practice animal
sacrifice, and on special
occasions there was
human sacrifice
(children).
the-inca-block-d.wikispaces.com
showandknow.com
Cortez
• They took over the
Aztecs by force.
• He traveled with 500
men and 16 horses to
conquer the Aztecs.
• There were other
native Indian groups
that help the Spanish
conquer the Aztecs.
etc.usf.edu
Pizarro
• He traveled with 180 men
and 27 horses into Peru
to conquer the Incas.
• Pizarro demanded that a
room should be filled with
gold and silver and
Atahualpa would return to
the Incas
• Pizarro tricked the Incas.
en.wikipedia.org
• How did the Spanish explorers and
conquistadors change Central and
South America forever? (Where do we
see the lasting effect of these
conquistadors even in 2011?)
If the conquistadors did not take over South
America and change South America
forever, a lot of people would not be
Christian or speak their own language.