Historians give five reasons why the Spanish defeated the Aztecs and the Incas. Which of these reasons seems the most important to you and why?
2007-02-27 07:36:47 · 6 answers · asked by no nickname 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
They had more modern weapons.
2007-02-27 07:40:07 · answer #1 · answered by superbird 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason the Spanish were successful against both the Aztecs and Incas was disease. The Spanish not only brought small pox to the Americas but they also brought rats and other disease carrying organisms with them. The Spanish also used trickery to get what they wanted; especially against the Incas. If I could go back in time, I would give Atahualpa a missile launcher and an M-60.........
2007-02-27 15:48:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Steel swords, crossbows, arquebusiers, steel armor, and horses were things for which the Aztecs and Incas had little to no counter for. The accidental arrival of small pox with the Spaniards helped an awful lot to end any uprisings after conqust, but I don't think they did much to aid, only sped the inevitable in a way.
2007-02-27 15:43:39 · answer #3 · answered by 29 characters to work with...... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly, it was a culture clash and yes the Spanish had a very big advantage over the indigenous people. They used horses, they had more advanced weapons and were, for the most part, an unknown enemy.
2007-02-27 15:42:33 · answer #4 · answered by peskylisa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CUNNING AND DECISIVENESS OF ACTION!!SECOND WOULD FALL TO STEEL ARMOR AND EDGED WEAPONS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY!!THE HORSE WAS AN ASTOUNDING WEAPON IN THE CASTILLIAN HORSEMAN'S ABLE HANDS AFTER THE MOORISH WARS IN EUROPE HAD HONED THEIR SKILLS AND MOUNTED TACTICS!!GUNPOWDER WAS EQUALLY FRIGHTENING ;EVEN TO THE MOST SEASONED AND BRAVEST OF THE INDIAN COHORTS!!ON ONE OCCASSION ONE OF MOCTEZUMA'S WARRIOR LORDS HAD FAINTED AT THE SOUND OF A MATINS CANNON GOING OFF!!THIS IS NO REFLECTION ON THE WARRIOR'S COURAGE ,AS HE WAS A GREAT AND REKNOWNED PRINCE AND EMMISSARY SENT TO THE COAST TO SEE THE NEW WHITE ARRIVALS IN THE AZTECS' SUBJECTS' AREA WHICH HE TRAVELED THROUGH WITH IMPUGNITY!!TLALOC THE GOD OF THUNDER DEMANDED MANY OF THE BLOODIEST SACRIFICES AT HIS TEMPLE AND IT SEEMS THAT THE SPANISH TALKED IN THE VERY VOICE OF THIS EXHALED RAIN GOD THAT INSURED THE FERTILITY OF ALL OF THEIR REALMS CROPS!!
2007-02-27 21:05:27 · answer #5 · answered by eldoradoreefgold 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lack of immunity to "old world" disease was the greatest killer of native americans in the first 50 years after contact.
Metal technology superiority. Native americans were a stone age technology.
Fire arms technology.
2007-02-27 15:47:39 · answer #6 · answered by Nancy K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋