Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 16, Lesson 3: The Arrival of the Spanish (pp. 437-442)
I. The Empires Weaken
B. Increasing war costs, decreasing tribute, and famine had fueled rebellion among the Aztec.
C. Fighting between the two sons of the Inca ruler split the Inca Empire.
II. Old and New Worlds Clash
B. Cortes captured Moctezuma and conquered the Aztec capital.
C. Pizarro conquered the Inca through trickery.
III. Two Empires Destroyed
B. The Spanish took advantage of the internal divisions in the empires.
C. European diseases had a disastrous effect on the Aztec and Inca.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. During the 1500s, civil war weakened both the Aztec and Inca empires.
A. The weakened Aztec and Inca empires could not resist the powerful Spanish.
A. Technologically superior weapons gave the Spanish a major advantage over the Aztec and Inca.
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