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Explore how differences in worldviews led to the dominance of one culture over another through the dramatic encounter between Hernan Cortes and the Aztecs. Discover the motivations behind Cortes' actions and the Spanish advantages that shaped the outcome, including weapons, horses, and disease. Witness the tragic clash as history unfolds, revealing the devastation caused by the Spanish conquest. Engage in a vivid reenactment of pivotal moments and see the impact of cultural encounters on civilizations.
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Chapter 10 A Deadly Meeting
How might differences in world view contribute to dominance of one culture over another • Story Time p. 215 • Hernan Cortes p. 216 • Timeline p. 217 • Read bottom of p. 217 • The formula for success p.218 • Images p. 219
Spanish Advantages • Weapons-swords, crossbows, halberds, muskets, cannons • Horses • Disease-Small pox-primary, secondary effects • Divide the class in half. One side are the Aztecs and one side are the Spanish act out a battle scene.
Invasion Spanish Aztecs Waited and thought about what to do Welcomed Cortez into Tenochtitlan Tried to be kind and make peace Showed their gold Stoned Moctezuma to death 25% died from Smallpox • Move from coast to Tenochtitlan p. 229 • Malinche-Dona Marina • Growing the army before Tenochtitlan p. 230 • 200 000 people with Cortes • Pretended to be peaceful • Placed Moctezuma under arrest, stole his gold, forced him to be under spanish rule • Killed Aztecs en mass • Cortez defeats Velazquez and his army grows • Cut off aqueducts to the city
The last days of the Aztecs In the roads lie the broken spears…. Without roofs are the houses, And red are their walls with blood. Maggots swarm in the streets and squares… The waters have turned crimson, as if they were dyed… But shields could not hold back the desolation We have eaten… Lumps of adobe, Soil turned to dust and even the worms.