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How did a small number of Spanish conquistadors conquer huge numbers of Native American empires?
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∙ 9y ago
Spanish conquistadors conquered a huge number of Native Americans because the Spanish was armed with guns, hores, swords, etc. But the Native Americans didn't have the weapons the Spanish had.
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∙ 7y agoThe Spanish conquistadors had the Native American empires in awe of their weapons and their ability to have slaves of the Native empires rebel against empires such as that of the Incas and the Aztecs. Their ability as cavalry helped out as the Natives were new to horses. The Spanish also had guns.
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∙ 10y agoThe Spanish Conquistadors defeated the Inca's with a few men after the Inca had their empire in ruins.
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∙ 10y agothey had junky swords and weapons and aror suits against
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∙ 14y agoGuns, Germs, and Steel.
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Which Native American empires did Spanish conquistadors conquer?
Aztec and Inca
One reason the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec and Inca Empires rapidly is that?
The Spanish soldiers made effective use of their military technology against the Aztecs.
What were Hernan Cortes and Fransisco Pizarro known for?
They were spanish conquistadors that conquered great native american empires. The Aztec's, and Inca's respectively.
What 2 native American empires were conquered by the spanish?
The Spanish explorers of the 1500's encountered the Native American Aztec Empire and the Native American Inca Empire. Both empires were subjugated by the Spanish conquistadors. It was discovered that these empires valued gold and silver the same way Europeans did so tons of gold and silver were stolen and shipped back to Spain.
What group supplied gold to the Spanish empire in the 1500s?
In the 1500's, Spanish conquistadors began their systematic shipments of gold captured from Native American empires. The two main tribes were the Aztecs and the Incas.
Which Native American empires did Spanish conquistadors conquer?
Aztec and Inca
One reason the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec and Inca Empires rapidly is that?
The Spanish soldiers made effective use of their military technology against the Aztecs.
Which conquistadors overthrow the Aztec and Inca empires?
a Spanish one
What were Hernan Cortes and Fransisco Pizarro known for?
They were spanish conquistadors that conquered great native american empires. The Aztec's, and Inca's respectively.
What empires did the conquer in the Americas?
The spanish conquered the Inca and Aztec empires in America.
Which empires did the spanish conquer?
the spanish conqured the Aztec emipre and the incas
What 2 native American empires were conquered by the spanish?
The Spanish explorers of the 1500's encountered the Native American Aztec Empire and the Native American Inca Empire. Both empires were subjugated by the Spanish conquistadors. It was discovered that these empires valued gold and silver the same way Europeans did so tons of gold and silver were stolen and shipped back to Spain.
What two empires did spanish leaders conquer?
Aztec and Inca.
How did the arrival of the Europeans affect the Aztec and Incan empires?
Spanish Conquistadors destroyed both civilizations.
What group supplied gold to the Spanish empire in the 1500s?
In the 1500's, Spanish conquistadors began their systematic shipments of gold captured from Native American empires. The two main tribes were the Aztecs and the Incas.
How did the Spanish build their empire in the Americans?
The Portuguese and Spanish explorers and conquistadors built their New World empires by suppressing the Native Americans.
Why were the conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec and Inca Empires?
They were much stronger. The Aztecs, at first, thought the arriving Spaniards were "people of Heaven". However, after the Spanish leader Cortes murdered their king and started looting all the wealth, primarily gold. Despite the Aztec's sophisticated society, they were no match for the conquistadors. Along with the Spanish conquistadors "conquerors" came missionaries, in an attempt to convert the Aztecs. Not long after the the Spanish arrived, the Aztec population was reduced to 10%. Simply put, the Aztecs were no match for the Spanish.
