Happy Thursday, y'all!!!! Yeehaw!!!!!! Today's Core Concentration blog assignment is to explain how the fall of the Inca civilization was similar to that of the Aztec civilization. Okay, this thing can be done!!!!
The demise of the South American Incas was similar to the fall of the Aztecs of Mesoamerica in a lot of ways, probably, but most people usually recognize one thing that made them alike. Like many other civilizations before and after them, both the Incas and the Aztecs were conquered! Both were taken down by the Spanish, though both ambushes were carried out differently and had different commanders and results.
The Aztecs fell eventually in the early 1520s after a Spanish Conquistador Dude named Hernan Cortes decided to team up with a poorer enemy tribe, the Tlaxcala (sp?). The Aztecs, religious devotees to the end, believed Cortes to be the second coming of God -- literally. They were tricked by themselves into treating Cortes with respect and worship, and eventually, it was too late to stop Cortes from taking them down.
The Incas were also invaded and conquered by the Spanish, but their conflict was not the cause of any religious tale being retold. They were simply overpowered by the small but fierce army of Francisco Pizarro, a fellow Spaniard. The Incas were amazing craftsmen with innovative and inventive stone tools, but as was a problem for the Aztecs, the Spanish had horses, guns, and swords. Eventually, the current Sapa Inca was captured along with many of his people and killed. On the other hand, the ruler of the Aztecs at the time of their fall, Montezuma, was killed in a riot, possibly by one of his own men.
I hope this helped explain how the respective collapses of Aztec and Inca civilizations were similar but different.
The demise of the South American Incas was similar to the fall of the Aztecs of Mesoamerica in a lot of ways, probably, but most people usually recognize one thing that made them alike. Like many other civilizations before and after them, both the Incas and the Aztecs were conquered! Both were taken down by the Spanish, though both ambushes were carried out differently and had different commanders and results.
The Aztecs fell eventually in the early 1520s after a Spanish Conquistador Dude named Hernan Cortes decided to team up with a poorer enemy tribe, the Tlaxcala (sp?). The Aztecs, religious devotees to the end, believed Cortes to be the second coming of God -- literally. They were tricked by themselves into treating Cortes with respect and worship, and eventually, it was too late to stop Cortes from taking them down.
The Incas were also invaded and conquered by the Spanish, but their conflict was not the cause of any religious tale being retold. They were simply overpowered by the small but fierce army of Francisco Pizarro, a fellow Spaniard. The Incas were amazing craftsmen with innovative and inventive stone tools, but as was a problem for the Aztecs, the Spanish had horses, guns, and swords. Eventually, the current Sapa Inca was captured along with many of his people and killed. On the other hand, the ruler of the Aztecs at the time of their fall, Montezuma, was killed in a riot, possibly by one of his own men.
I hope this helped explain how the respective collapses of Aztec and Inca civilizations were similar but different.
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